EPA v. City of Nogales

Case summary

City of Nogales, Arizona, failed to meet the monitoring and reporting deadline of March 2005 established by EPA administrative order of March 25, 2004. The city was required to monitor and report chemicals found in its drinking water, pursuant to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitor Regulation (UCMR), 40 CFR, section 141.40. The City was fined $5500 and will also pay for a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) valued at $50,000. The SEP requires the City to repair or replace sewer lines affecting both private and public properties in neighborhoods where sewer lines have degraded and are leaking wastewater into the surrounding soil and possibly into groundwater aquifers.

Defendants (1)

• Cityof NogalesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CITY OF NOGALES

  777 NORTH GRAND AVENUE, NOGALES, AZ, 85621

  Registry ID: 110017715659

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412 — Nat'l Drinking Water Compliance Schedule - Effective Date

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• City of Nogalesentered 2006-07-05

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $5,500 · SEP: $50,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2006-07-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-07-05Final Order Issued
• 2006-07-05Enforcement Action Closed
• 2006-08-07Enforcement Action Data Entered