EPA v. Hawaii Department of Education
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
This is an Admininstrative Order on Consent pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act issued to the Hawaii Department of Education (DOE), Patricia Hamamoto, Superintendent. The DOE operates 320 large capacity cesspools at schools across the state that were not closed by April 5, 2005, the regulatory deadline. The violation involves the continued use of these cesspools, allowing the discharge of raw sewage directly into the ground. The Order directs requires the DOE to close all large capacity cesspools in accordance with a plan to be submitted to EPA, but no later than September 30, 2009.
Defendants (1)
- State of Hawaii Department of EducationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
1037 S. BERETANIA STREET, HONOLULU, HI, 96814
Registry ID: 110011916588
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Hawaii Department of Education (AOC)entered 2006-04-17
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2006-04-17Enforcement Action Closed
- 2006-04-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2006-04-17Final Order Issued
- 2006-04-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 176106
- Case number
- 09-2006-0090
- 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 09-2006-0090 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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