EPA v. Santa Cruz Water Department (AO)
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
Administrative Order pursuant to the authority set forth in the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Section 1414, 42 U.S.C. ? 300g-3(g), to address deficiencies in the Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) and Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for the Santa Cruz Water Department public water system (PWS ID No. CA4410010) (System). SDWA Section 1433 requires community water systems to certify completion of an RRA and an ERP that include the components listed in SDWA Section 1433.
Defendants (1)
- Santa Cruz Water DepartmentNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SANTA CRUZ WATER DEPARTMENT-BELTZ FE/MN TREATMENT PLANT - TREATED
212 LOCUST ST. SUITE A, SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060
Registry ID: 110016617749
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1433 — Intentional Acts
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Santa Cruz Water Department (AO)entered 2025-12-08
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2025-12-08Final Order Issued
- 2025-12-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2026-06-03Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604663122
- Case number
- 09-2026-6004
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Intentional Acts
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2026-6004 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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