EPA v. MOREHOUSE WATER WORKS DISTRICT #1 WATER SYSTEM

Case summary

1. SECTION 1414 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 300G-3. 2. MOREHOUSE WATER WORKS DISTRICT #1 WATER SYSTEM 9809 BLEDSOE ROAD BASTROP, MOREHOUSE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71220-7130 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1414 OF THE SDWA BY: 1) FAILING TO PREPARE AND DELIVER A CONSUMER CON- FIDENCE REPORT (CCR); 2) FAILING TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THE CCR TO THE PRIMARY AGENCY; AND 3) FAILING TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATION OF DISTRIBUTION OF THE CCR. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1414 OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 45 DAYS, PREPARE AND DELIVER A CCR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 AND BY JUL. 1, 2000, A CCR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1999; B) WITHIN 15 DAYS OF DELIV- ERY, PROVIDE A COPY OF THE CCR TO EPA AND THE LA. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS; AND C) WITHIN 15 DAYS OF DELIV- ERY, PROVIDE CERTIFICATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND CON- TENT OF THE CCR TO THE LA. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS AND TO THE EPA.

Defendants (1)

• MOREHOUSE WATER WORKS DISTRICT #1Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MOREHOUSE WATER WORKS DISTRICT #1 WATER SYS

  9809 BLEDSOE RD, BASTROP, LA, 712207130

  Registry ID: 110010777374

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MOREHOUSE WATER WORKS DISTRICT #1 WATER SYSTEMentered 2000-05-15

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-05-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-05-15Final Order Issued
• 2000-06-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-10-20Compliance Achieved
• 2000-10-20Enforcement Action Closed