EPA v. Village of Downsville Water System
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On January 22, 2016, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Penalty Order (APO) under its authority pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to the Village of Downsville (Respondent),located in Downsville, Louisiana. The APO was issued in response to failure to respond to the Administrative Order issued on March 31, 2014 for violations of the Ground Water Rule. The APO requires the Village of Downsville to pay a penalty in the amount of $3,000.00. The Village of Downsville must respond to EPA Region 6 within thirty days of receipt of the Order. For more information, see documents below.
Defendants (1)
- Village of DownsvilleNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DOWNSVILLE WATER SYSTEM
PO BOX 128, DOWNSVILLE, LA, 71234
Registry ID: 110058917301
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Village of Downsville Water Systementered 2016-10-18
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2016-01-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2016-02-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2016-10-18Final Order Issued
- 2017-01-05Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600608046
- Case number
- 06-2016-1201
- 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 06-2016-1201 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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