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09-2005-0152Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2005· Region 09

EPA v. County of Kauai

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

This is a Consent Order pursuant to SDWA issued to the Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste regarding the County of Kauai. The County of Kauai operates 48 large capacity cesspools that were not closed by the April 5, 2005 deadline. The violation involves the continued use of cesspools allowing the discharge of raw sewage directly into the ground. The Agreement requires the County of Kauai to close all large capacity cesspools no later than August 31, 2006.

Defendants (1)

  • County of Kauai (Hawaii)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • LIHUE CENTRAL OFFICE (COUNTY OF KAUAI)

    4444 RICE STREET, LIHUE, HI, 96766

    Registry ID: 110014037782

Statutes cited

  • SDWA 1422/1423UIC Regulations Classes I - V

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • County of Kauai (Consent Order)entered 2005-05-31

    Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2005-05-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2005-05-31Final Order Issued
  • 2005-05-31Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2005-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
157798
Case number
09-2005-0152
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 09-2005-0152 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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