EPA v. EL ANCON MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 1414 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 300F TO 300J-26. 2. EL ANCON MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 248 RIBERA, MORA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87560 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1412 OF THE SDWA BY 1) FAILING TO COLLECT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF ROUTINE SAMPLES FROM THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND SUBMIT THEM TO A STATE CERTIFIED LAB, AND 2) EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM CONTAM- INANT LEVEL (MCL) FOR SYSTEMS THAT COLLECT 40 OR FEWER SAMPLES PER MONTH, BY HAVING MORE THAN ONE FECAL COLIFORM POSITIVE SAMPLE PER MONTH. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1414 OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO). THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) CORRECT THE COLIFORM ROUTINE MONITORING VIOLATIONS IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF THE AO, 2) CORRECT THE TOTAL COLIFORM EXCEEDANCE VIOLA- TIONS WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE AO, AND 3) CORRECT THE FECAL COLIFORM EXCEEDANCE VIOLATIONS WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE AO.

Defendants (1)

• EL ANCON MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERSNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EL ANCON MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATI

  PO BOX 248, RIBERA, NM, 87560

  Registry ID: 110010657422

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EL ANCON MUTUAL DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMERS ASSOCIATIentered 1999-06-29

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-06-29Final Order Issued
• 1999-06-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-07-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-02-23Compliance Achieved
• 2001-02-23Enforcement Action Closed