EPA v. Gay & Robinson, Inc.

Case summary

This case addresses violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act's Underground Injection Control regulations by the Gay and Robinson company on Kauai. EPA's regulations banned the use of large capacity cesspools after April 2005. A large-capacity cesspool is one that discharges untreated sewage from multiple dwellings, or from a non-residential location that serves 20 or more people per day. Gay and Robinson agreed to pay a penalty of $110,000 for failing to close 40 large-capacity cesspools on Kauai. EPA’s enforcement Order required the company to close its Kaumakani Avenue large-capacity cesspool and the Camp 6 cesspools by May 2010, and its large-capacity cesspools at Pakala Village by September 2011.

Defendants (1)

• Gay & Robinson, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GAY AND ROBINSON SUGAR PLANTATION

  1 KAUMAKANI AVE. (P.O. BOX 156), KAUMAKANI, HI, 96767

  Registry ID: 110001322836

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Gay & Robinson, Inc.entered 2010-04-06

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $110,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2009-09-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2009-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-04-06Final Order Issued