EPA v. TEHACHAPI - CUMMINGS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
EPA ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO TEHACHAPI-CUMMINGS WATER DISTRICT PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY SET FORTH IN SECTION 1431 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. THIS ORDER WAS EFFECTIVE UPON ISSUANCE. THE ORDER DOES NOT INCLUDE A PENALTY BECAUSE 1431 DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR PENALTY AUTHORITY. EPA SOUGHT PENALTIES AGAINST TEHACHAPI IN A SEPARATE ORDER ISSUED PURSUANT TO SDWA SECTION 1423. THE SECTION 1431 ORDER REQUIRES INVESTIGATION OF SOIL AND POTENTIAL GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY TEHACHAPI'S DISCHARGING WASTE FLUIDS FROM AUTOMOTIVE STEAM CLEANING OPERATIONS INTO A SHALLOW DISPOSAL WELL OVER SEVERAL YEARS.
Defendants (1)
- TEHACHAPI - CUMMINGS COUNTY WATER DIST
Facilities (1)
WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL
BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084
Registry ID: 110009327022
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1431 — Emergency Powers
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1995-10-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1995-10-31Final Order Issued
- 1995-10-31Enforcement Action Closed
- 1996-10-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52692
- Case number
- 09-1996-0076
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- RC-2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency Powers
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1996-0076 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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