EPA v. Town of Tullos
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 The Town of Tullos (LA1059010) located in Tullos, LA. The AO was issued in response to violations of 40 C.F.R. 141.403 and 404. The AO requires the Town of Tullos to address Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations for disinfection by-products within the time frame submitted by the water system for achieving compliance. The Town of Tullos must respond to EPA Region 6 within thirty days of the issuance date of the Order. For more information, see documents below.
Defendants (1)
- Town of TullosNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TOWN OF TULLOS WATER SYSTEM-Z - DISINFECTION WELL 2 SE
TOWN OF TULLOS WATER SYSTEM, TULLOS, LA, 71479
Registry ID: 110012886724
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412 — Nat'l Drinking Water Compliance Schedule - Effective Date
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Town of Tullosentered 2020-12-07
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2020-12-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-12-07Final Order Issued
- 2021-02-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602400242
- Case number
- 06-2021-1255
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECD-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Nat'l Drinking Water Compliance Schedule - Effective Date
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2021-1255 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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