EPA v. National Park Service: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
This is an Administrative Consent Order pursuant to SDWA issued to the National Park Service regarding the Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii. The NPS operates 24 large capacity cesspools at the park which were not closed by the April 5, 2005 legal deadline. The violation involves the continued use of these cesspools and allowing the discharge of raw sewage directly into the ground. The Consent Order requires the NPS to close all of its large capacity cesspools no later than February 28, 2008.
Defendants (1)
- National Park Service: Hawaii Volcanoes NationalNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HILO ON STATE HIGHWAY 11, HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, HI, 96718
Registry ID: 110022524623
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
- SDWA 1423C — UIC - Violation of 1423(c) AO
Enforcement conclusions (1)
National Park Service: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (Consent Order)entered 2005-05-31
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2005-05-31Final Order Issued
- 2005-05-31Enforcement Action Closed
- 2005-05-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2005-07-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 152235
- Case number
- 09-2005-0101
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2005-0101 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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