EPA v. ALTA COMMUN PIPELINE

Case summary

ALTA HAS APPROX 22 SERVICE CONNECTIONS SERVING ABOUT 85 PEOPLE. FED JURISDICTION ATTACHES IN NON-PRIMARY STATES SUCH AS WYOMING TO WATER SUPPLIERS W/EITHER 15 SERVICE CONNEC- TIONS OR 25 REGULAR CONSUMERS. 42 USC SEC 300F(4). ALTA HAS VIOLATED SDWA REGULATIONS PUBLISHED AT 40 CFR PART 141 BY FAILING TO REGULARLY SAMPLE FOR & REPORT ON THE PRESENCE OF MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS IN ITS DRINKING WATER. ALTA HAS FAILED TO MAKE SUCH REPORTS 31 MONTHS DURING THE PERIOD 4/78 TO 6/82. THE REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 6/77. PRIOR TO 4/78, NO SUCH REPORTS WERE MADE TO EPA. ALTA HAS ALSO NEVER MONITORED OR REORTED ON THE PRESENCE OF INORGANIC CHEMICALS OR RADIONUCLIDES IN ITS WATER, ONLY ONCE PROVIDED NOTIFICATION OF ITS VIOL'S TO EITHER THE AGENCY OR THE PUBLIC & HAS NOT MAINTAINED REQUIRED RECORDS.

Defendants (1)

• ALTA COMMUN PIPELINENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALTA COMMUNITY PIPELINE

  350 WEST ALTA ROAD, ALTA, WY, 83414

  Registry ID: 110010750044

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1414 — Safe Drinking Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALTA COMMUNITY PIPELINEentered 1983-11-07

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $1,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1982-09-14Referred To Headquarters
• 1982-11-08Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1983-02-03Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1983-03-22Complaint Filed With Court
• 1983-11-07Final Order Lodged
• 1983-11-07Final Order Entered
• 1983-11-07Concluded
• 1987-10-01Enforcement Action Closed