EPA v. Cottonwood Municipal Water1-Arsenic MCL Violation (AZ0413025)

Case summary

EPA is issuing this Order to place the City of Cottonwood (the “City” or “Respondent”) on an enforceable schedule to comply with the SDWA’s “maximum contaminant level” (“MCL”) for arsenic in the drinking water delivered by the City to its customers. MCL is defined under 40 C.F.R. § 141.2 as the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water that is delivered to any user of a public water system.

Defendants (1)

• Cottonwood Municipal WaterNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COTTONWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER (AZ0413025)

  319 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, COTTONWOOD, AZ, 86326

  Registry ID: 110040053125

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1412 — Nat'l Drinking Water Compliance Schedule - Effective Date
• SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Cottonwood Municipal Water1-Arsenic MCL Violationentered 2009-05-19

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2009-05-19Final Order Issued
• 2009-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered