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07-2020-0143Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 07

EPA v. PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT #1 OF OZARK COUNTY MO

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

Public Water Supply District #1 of Ozark County has had long term noncompliance with the requirements of the Radionuclide Rule of the SDWA by exceeding the maximum contaminant level for combined radium and gross alpha. Despite the Missouri Department of Natural Resources? efforts, including the offer to negotiate an Administrative Order on Consent and the issuance of a Unilateral Compliance Order, the System has remained out of compliance with the Radionuclide Rule. The SDWA 1431 EAO requires PWSD #1 of Ozark County to provide an alternate source of drinking water to System users and to retain an engineer to evaluate and propose possible permanent solutions to address the radionuclide MCL exceedances.

Defendants (1)

  • PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT #1 OF OZARD COUNTY MONamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • OZARK COUNTY PWSD #1

    20346 ST. HWY 413, THEODOSIA, MO, 65737

    Registry ID: 110042558611

Statutes cited

  • SDWA 1431-PWSEmergency Powers/PWS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT #1 OF OZARK COUNTY MOentered 2020-05-20

    Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2020-05-20Final Order Issued
  • 2020-05-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2020-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2022-08-08Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602292248
Case number
07-2020-0143
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
07
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Emergency Powers/PWS

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2020-0143 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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