EPA v. Jazmin Family Trust

Case summary

This case addresses violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act's Underground Injection Control regulations by the Jazmin Family Trust in Hawaii. 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. In September, 2010, EPA issued an administrative complaint and proposed order to the Jazmin Family Trust for ongoing cesspool violations at their 15-unit apartment complex in Kona, Hawaii. The final order requires the Jazmin Family Trust to comply by January 31, 2014 and pay a penalty up to $60,000 for failing to close the cesspools by EPA's April, 2005 deadline. The final order requires closure of the LCCs by January 31, 2014

Defendants (3)

• Betty JazminNamed in settlement
• Betty JazminNamed in complaint
• Jose P. JazminNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KAILUA VISTA APARTMENTS - LCC

  75-177 ALA ONAONA ST., KONA, HI, 96740

  Registry ID: 110039151752

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Jazmin Family Trustentered 2012-03-29

  Primary law: SDWA

  Federal penalty: $60,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2010-09-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-03-29Final Order Issued