EPA v. USDA Forestry Service for Inyo National Park
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
US EPA and the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Respondent) for the Pacific Southwest Region voluntarily enter into this Administrative Order on Consent (AOC). Respondent owns and operates at least 62 large capacity cesspools (LCCs) located in California. The federal Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection Control (UIC) regulations required closure of all LCCs by 2005. Respondent agreed to close and document closure of the subject LCCs to EPA, by December 31, 2020.
Defendants (1)
- USDA Forestry ServiceNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
INYO NATIONAL FOREST -GRAND VIEW CG LCC NO.1
351 PACU LN STE 200, BISHOP, CA, 93514
Registry ID: 110064844138
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Enforcement conclusions (1)
USDA Forestry Service for Inyo National Parkentered 2018-08-09
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2018-08-09Final Order Issued
- 2018-10-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601609965
- Case number
- 09-2018-6509
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2018-6509 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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