EPA v. County of Hawaii
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
This is an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) issued to County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act. The violation involves the contnued operation of large capacity cesspools beyond the required April 5, 2005 closure date which allows the continued discharge of raw sewage directly into the ground. The Order directs the County to close the cesspools on an agreed upon schedule.
Defendants (1)
- County of Hawaii - Dept Enviro MgmtNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COUNTY OF HAWAII - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
25 APUNI STREET, HILO, HI, 96740
Registry ID: 110024539098
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Enforcement conclusions (1)
County of Hawaii (AOC)entered 2006-01-06
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2006-01-06Final Order Issued
- 2006-01-06Enforcement Action Closed
- 2006-01-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2006-02-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 168959
- Case number
- 09-2006-0026
- 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 09-2006-0026 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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