MAY 12, 2023 - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ON CONSENT
On November 3, 2022, staff from the EPA Region 4 Drinking Water Program Direct Implementation Team referred the system to the Region's Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division for alleged SOCs and VOCs monitoring violations that occurred during the July I, 2022 - September 30, 2022 monitoring period.
On December 9, 2022, the EPA issued a Notice of Noncompliance (NONC) to Respondent, pursuant to Section I 414(a)(2)(B) of the SDW A, 42 U.S.C. ? 300g-3(a)(2)(B), to allow Respondent time to review the potential noncompliance and schedule a show-cause meeting to discuss their compliance status.
On December 14, 2022, the EPA held a show-cause meeting with Respondent to discuss noncompliance.
Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. ? 14l.24(h)(l), PWSs must follow the analysis requirements described in this section in order to determine compliance with maximum contaminant level for the contaminants listed in ? 141.61(c). Groundwater systems shall take a minimum of one sample at every entry point to the distribution system, which is representative of each well after treatment (sampling point). Each sample must be taken at the same sampling point unless conditions make another sampling point more representative of each source or treatment plant.
Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. ? 141.24(h)(4)(i), non-transient non-community PWS shall take four consecutive quarterly samples for each contaminant listed in ? 141.61(c) during each complianc