EPA v. City of Morton
Superseded by Another Enforcement Action
Case summary
On February 10, 2014, EPA region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority oursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to City of Morton (respondent) in Morton, TX. The AO was issued in resonse to violations of the arsenic maximum contaminant level (MCL). The AO requires Respondent to submit to EPA: 1) a detailed plan to meet the arsenic MCL; 2) a cost analysis of the proposed plan; and 3) a construction schedule. respondent must submit a plan to EPA region 6 within 120 days of the issuance date of the Order.
Defendants (1)
- City of MortonNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITY OF MORTON
TX
Registry ID: 110012936555
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
City of Mortonentered 2014-02-10
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2014-02-10Final Order Issued
- 2014-03-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-09-22Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400223600
- Case number
- 06-2014-1300
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- National Drinking Water Regulations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2014-1300 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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