EPA v. WOLF CREEK WATER SYSTEM
Compliance action
$500
Case summary
THIS EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER IS ISSUED TO THE OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE WATER AND SEWER COMPANY BECAUSE IN ITS CURRENT STATE, THE WATER SYSTEM MAY POSE AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT TO THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THE ORDER IS BASED ON TOTAL COLIFORM AND FECAL COLIFORM POSITIVE SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM THE WOLF CREEK WATER SYSTEM ON 8/7/00. THE ORDER REQUIRES THAT THE BOIL ORDERS INSTITUTED BY THE IHS CONTINUE, CONTINUOUS DISINFECTION BE OPERATED, CHLORINE RESIDUAL BE MONITORED AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM BE CLEANED, FLUSHED AND DISINFECTED.
Defendants (1)
- WOLF CREEK WATER SYSTEMNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WOLF CREEK WATER SYS
PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION, PINE RIDGE, SD, 57770
Registry ID: 110009792581
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1431 — Emergency Powers
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WOLF CREEK WATER SYSTEMentered 2000-08-09
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2000-08-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-08-09Final Order Issued
- 2000-08-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 51622
- Case number
- 08-2000-0223
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency Powers
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2000-0223 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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