This community, through a Board of Directors operates a rural aqueduct which obtains its water from surface water without the disinfection and filtering requirements in violation of the SDWA. EPA tried to move the community to comply with the SDWA by issuing Administrative Orders and by issuing an administrative penalty, but as of 09/26/06 it continues to be in violation of the disinfection and filtering requirements of the SDWA. Seeking injunctive relief to bring this community water system into compliance with SDWA.
A consent decree was entered resolving EPA?s SDWA claims against the Defendants for their failure as owners and/or operators of the Fincas Mi Recreo Public Water System to filter and disinfect surface water before conveying it to an end user, in violation of the Surface Water Treatment Rule. EPA?s main objective in pursuing this case ? to bring about the connection of the community to PRASA?s drinking water system ? was obtained in September 2012 during settlement negotiations, when EPA consulted PRASA, which agreed to allow the community to connect to the PRASA system. The Settling Defendants have agreed to the following injunctive relief: transfer their ownership interest in the Fincas Public Water System to a not-for-profit corporation (the Asociaci?n) formed by the residents of the Fincas Mi Recreo community, and record such transfer in accordance with Commonwealth of Puerto Rico requirements; and deposit $8,000 to fund the escrow account for the benefi