EPA SEEKS THE COLLECTION OF CIVIL PENALTY OF $9000 PREVIOUS- LY ASSESSED PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL SDWA IN AN ADMINISTRA- TIVE PROCEEDING AND DECISION ISSUED BY ALJ PEARLSTEIN. THE OCT 99 DECISION CONCLUDED THAT DEFENDANTS OWN AND OPERATE A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OUTSIDE AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO THAT CONSISTENTLY FAILED TO COMPLY WITH A VARIETY OF MONITORING, SAMPLING AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS. THE DECISION FOUND DEFENDANTS HAD VIOLATED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED AGAINST DEFENDANTS, FOUND ALL THREE DEFENDANTS LIABLE, AND ASSESSED (JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY) THE FULL $9,000 CIVIL PENALTY PROPOSED BY THE REGION.