EPA v. CITY OF PLAQUEMINE
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) to the City of Plaquemine, Louisiana. The Administrative Order was issued in response to violations of Section 1433(a) of the SDWA. The America Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) requires that community water systems (CWS) serving communities with populations between 3,301 and 49,999 to conduct a Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) of its drinking water system by June 30, 2021. City of Plaquemine, LA must respond to EPA Region 6 by November 15, 2021.
Defendants (1)
- City of PlaquemineNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITY OF PLAQUEMINE WATER SYSTEM
22815 WARREN STREET, PLAQUEMINE, LA, 70764
Registry ID: 110000759750
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412 — Nat'l Drinking Water Compliance Schedule - Effective Date
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF PLAQUEMINEentered 2021-10-20
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2021-10-20Final Order Issued
- 2021-10-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-12-30Compliance Achieved
- 2025-05-08Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602872089
- Case number
- 06-2021-1314
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDW
- 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 06-2021-1314 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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