EPA v. Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation (AOC)
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (EPA) and the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation California & Arizona (Quechan or Respondent) enter into this Administrative Order on Consent (Consent Order) for the purpose of bringing the Quechan Public Works and Utilities Public Water System, PWS ID. No. 09040089 (System), located within the external boundaries of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation (Reservation), into compliance with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 300(f) et seq., and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) at 40 C.F.R. Part 141.
Defendants (1)
- Sophia Lawson ClarkNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
QUECHAN UTILITY
P.O. BOX 1899, YUMA, AZ, 85366-1899
Registry ID: 110012934655
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation (AOC)entered 2025-09-02
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2025-09-02Final Order Issued
- 2025-09-02Enforcement Action Closed
- 2025-09-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604529419
- Case number
- 09-2025-6517
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- National Drinking Water Regulations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2025-6517 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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