EPA v. BAYOU PIERRE WATER SYSTEM

Case summary

1. SECTION 1414 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 300G-3. 2. BAYOU PIERRE WATER SYSTEM P.O. BOX 74 HARMON, RED RIVER PARISH, LOUISIANA 71036 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)

• BAYOU PIERRE WATER SYSTEMNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BAYOU PIERRE WATER SYSTEM

  P O BOX 74, HARMON, LA, 71036

  Registry ID: 110013011276

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1414 — Safe Drinking Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BAYOU PIERRE WATER SYSTEMentered 2000-05-15

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-05-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-05-15Final Order Issued
• 2000-06-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-02-07Compliance Achieved
• 2001-02-07Enforcement Action Closed