EPA ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO ENVIROWELLS, INC. PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY SET FORTH IN SECTION 1431 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. THIS ORDER WAS EFFECTIVE UPON ISSUANCE. THE ORDER DOES NOT INCLUDE A PENALTY BECAUSE SECTION 1431 DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR PENALTY AUTHORITY. EPA SOUGHT PENALTIES AGAINST TEHACHAPI IN A SEPARATE ORDER ISSUED PURSUANT TO SDWA SECTION 1423. THE SECTION 1431 ORDER REQUIRES SITE CLEAN-UP MEASURES NECESSARY TO PREVENT SOIL AND POTENTIAL GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION FROM VARIOUS WASTE STORAGE AREAS AT ENVIROWELLS' WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY.