EPA v. HAPPY VALLEY PIPELINE COMPANY

Case summary

NATURE OF THE CASE: THE PROPOSED DEF IS A PUBLIC RURAL WATER SYSTEM WHICH SERVES APPROX 60 PEOPLE. THE SYSTEM HAS VIOL'D THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR BACTERIA, & HAS FAILED TO MONITOR CONSISTENTLY. ALSO, PUBLIC NOTICES HAVE NOT BEEN PERFORMED FOR THESE MONITORING VIOL'S. IF THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM CON- TAMINANT LEVEL FOR BACTERIA, IT CREATES THE RISK OF WATER BORNE DISEASE OUTBREAKS AMONG THE WATER SYSTEM USERS. SINCE THE STATE OF WY IS NOT A PRIMARY STATE, EPA HAS TAKEN THE INITIATIVE W/THIS SYSTEM. THE STATE HEALTH DEPT IS AWARE OF WHAT HAS BEEN TRANSPIRING.

Defendants (1)

• HAPPY VALLEY PIPELINENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HAPPY VALLEY PIPELINE

  3 MI S OF AFTON ALONG HWY 236, AFTON, WY, 83110

  Registry ID: 110010670826

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1414 — Safe Drinking Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HAPPY VALLEY PIPELINE COMPANYentered 1983-06-30

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1982-04-12Referred To Headquarters
• 1982-06-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1982-08-05Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1982-08-13Complaint Filed With Court
• 1983-06-30Final Order Lodged
• 1983-06-30Final Order Entered
• 1983-06-30Concluded
• 1986-01-29Enforcement Action Closed