EPA v. ALPINE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT

Case summary

THE ALPINE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, IS A COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY, WYOMING, PRO- VIDING UNTREATED PIPED WATER FROM A SPRING TO SUPPLY ABOUT 275 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 119 SERVICE CONNEC- TIONS. IT IS A DULY ORGANIZED WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT UN- DER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WYOMING, 41-10-101 ET SEQ., WUP,OMG STATES ANNOTATED. FOR OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, JANUARY 1978 THROUGH DEC- EMBER, 1982, IN WILLFUL DISREGARD OF NUMEROUS REQUESTS AND NOTIFICATIONS, THE ALPINE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT HAS CON- SISTENTLY FAILED TO; (1) MONITOR THE DRINKING WATER IN ITS SYSTEM FOR COLIFORM BACTERIA ON A REGULAR BASIS; (2) SUBMIT THE MONITORING RESULTS TO EPA IN A TIMELY MANNER; AND (3) PROPERLY GIVE ITS USERS NOTIFICATION OF FAILURE TO MEET RE- QUIREMENTS OF THE SDWA AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT THERETO.

Defendants (2)

• ALPINE WATER & SEWER DISTRICT (A CORP)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• TAYLOR, AL/WOODEW, DOMNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALPINE WATER AND SEWER DISTRIC

  CENTER OF TOWN, ALPINE, WY, 83128

  Registry ID: 110010668429

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1414 — Safe Drinking Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALPINE WATER AND SEWER DISTRICentered 1984-04-30

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $1

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1983-05-17Referred To Headquarters
• 1983-07-18Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1983-08-11Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1983-09-06Complaint Filed With Court
• 1984-04-30Concluded
• 1984-04-30Final Order Lodged
• 1984-04-30Final Order Entered
• 1985-08-22Enforcement Action Closed