EPA v. BIA COOKS IN-LIEU (FF)

Case summary

Region 10 Issues SDWA 1431 Emergency Order to BIA Cooks In-Lieu Public Water System (Cooks, WA) On December 18, 2019, Region 10 issued a SDWA 1431 Emergency Administrative Order to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to take action to address persistent E.Coli detected at the Cooks In-Lieu public water system (PWS# 105338113). The PWS is located on land owned and maintained by BIA to ensure tribal members from the Warm Springs, Yakama, Umatilla and Nez Perce Tribes have access to these historic fishing grounds, thereby upholding certain treaty rights. The Order requires BIA to provide alternate water until the E.coli issues can be resolved, increase monitoring at the system, and for BIA to provide a plan for EPA approval that provides for a permanent fix that must be completed within 12 months. Per federal facility policy, BIA will have an opportunity to confer with Region 10 before the Order becomes effective.

Defendants (1)

• BIANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BIA COOKS IN-LIEU

  COOK-UNDERWOOD ROAD, COOK, WA, 98605

  Registry ID: 110070703515

Statutes cited

• SDWA 1431-PWS — Emergency Powers/PWS

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BIA COOKS IN-LIEU (FF)entered 2019-12-18

  Primary law: SDWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-12-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-12-18Final Order Issued
• 2020-01-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-02-08Enforcement Action Closed