EPA v. CITY OF POPLAR MONTANA

Case summary

The State of Montana has referred the system to the EPA for failure to monitor for synthetic organic contaminants and exceeding the fluoride maximum contaminant level (MCL). On November 5, 2014, the EPA issued the required Notice of Violation letter to the State and the District. The EPA issued and Administrative Order(AO) on January 12, 2015 and incorporated a compliance plan and scheduled for returning to compliance in an Addendum tot the AO issued on March 23, 2015. The District failed to meet several deadlines in their Addendum and therefore the EPA is issuing an AOV and a new Addendum to the AO to incorporate the new plan and schedule to return to compliance with the Fluoride MCL.

Defendants (1)

• CITY OF POPLARNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CITY OF POPLAR

  406 2ND AVE W, POPLAR, MT, 59255

  Registry ID: 110020318841

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CITY OF POPLAR MONTANAentered 2015-04-20

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-04-20Final Order Issued
• 2015-06-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-01-13Enforcement Action Closed