EPA v. California Water Service Company (Hawthorne)

Case summary

This civil administrative Complaint and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing issued to the California Water Service Company under the authority vested in the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The City of Hawthorne Drinking Water System was in violation of the monitoring and reporting requirements of the SDWA’s Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR). Specifically, the second and final round of UCMR monitoring at “Well No. 13 had not been performed prior to the end of the UCMR monitoring period that ended December 31, 2003.

Defendants (1)

• City of HawthorneNamed in complaint

Facilities (1)

• SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY (HAWTHORNE)

  DRINKING WATER SYSTEM, HAWTHORNE, CA, 90250

  Registry ID: 110017718479

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1414G — PWS - Violation of 1414(g) AO
• SDWA 1412 — Nat'l Drinking Water Compliance Schedule - Effective Date

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• California Water Service Company (Hawthorne)entered 2007-03-08

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $6,000 · SEP: $11,208

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2006-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-10-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-03-08Final Order Issued
• 2007-11-07Enforcement Action Closed