EPA v. Pueblo of Nambe (uranium)
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 1414(g) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to the Nambe Pueblo located in Santa Fe, NM. The AO was issued in response to violations of the Uranium MCL. The AO requires Nambe Pueblo to Monitor Uranium monthly instead of quarterly and monitor the Ph before and after adjusting the CO2. Nambe Pueblo must respond to EPA Region 6 within thirty days of the issuance of the Order.
Defendants (1)
- Pueblo of NambeNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NAMBE PUEBLO COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM
RT. 1. BOX 117-BB, SANTA FE, NM, 87506
Registry ID: 110064841729
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Pueblo of Nambeentered 2017-12-12
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2017-12-12Final Order Issued
- 2017-12-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601302188
- Case number
- 06-2018-1208
- 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 06-2018-1208 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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