EPA v. Sani-Can
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On March 15 2021, Region 10 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order resolving alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act by Sani-Can, located in North Pole , Alaska. Respondent owns a sani-can business and operates one automotive repair shop in which Respondent conducts repair on motor vehicles. Respondent is alleged to be in violation of the regulations protecting underground (groundwater) sources of drinking water from injection wells. Injection well activity can allow movement of fluid containing ontaminants (such as wastewater from vehicle repair) into underground sources of drinking water. Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells (MVWDWs) were banned in Alaska in August 2005.Sani-Can has agreed to permanently close the injection wells and to pay a penalty of $16,000. Closure of the MVWDWs protects drinking water from potential motor vehicle contaminants.
Defendants (1)
- KEITH BARTUSCHNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SANI-CAN
1569 DAVIDSON ST, NORTH POLE, AK, 99705
Registry ID: 110070560528
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Sani-Canentered 2021-03-15
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $16,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2021-01-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-03-15Final Order Issued
- 2021-03-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602385173
- Case number
- 10-2021-0041
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2021-0041 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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