6/18/08 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $540, DUE WITHIN 15 DAYS. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: BASED ON A COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTION CONDUCTED AT THE RESPONDENT'S WATER TREATMENT PLANT LOCATED AT 2200 COTTON CREEK DRIVE, ORANGE BEACH, AL, ON DEC 13, 2007, EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE CAA'S CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM WHEN RESPONDENT DID NOT PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT IT HAD:
PREPARED WRITTEN OPERATING PROCEDURES THAT PROVIDE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS OR STEPS FOR SAFELY CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COVERED PROCESS AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.52(a);
CONDUCTED COMPLIANCE AUDITS, AT LEAST EVERY 3 YEARS, TO VERIFY THAT ITS PREVENTION PROGRAM PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES ARE ADEQUATE AND ARE BEING FOLLOWED AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 68.58(a).