TAFTON HAS CONSISTENTLY FAILED TO PERFORM MONITORING AND REPORTING OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO THE SDWA & THE APPROVED PA DRINKING WATER PROGRAM. THE SYSTEM ALSO FAILED TO COMPLY WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED OCT. 27, 1997 IN SEPTEMBER 1998, EPA REGION III REFERRED VIOLATIONS OF THE SDWA AT THE TAFTON WATER SYSTEM IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. THERE ARE 5 TYPES OF VIOLATIONS OF THE SDWA AT ISSUE: 1) FAILURE TO MONITOR THE DRINKING WATER SYSTEM FOR CONTAMINANTS 2) FAILURE TO REPORT MONITORING VIOLATIONS 3) FAILURE TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF MONITORING VIOLATIONS 4) FAILURE TO MONITOR ADEQUATE CHLORINATION TREATMENT AND 5) FAILURE TO EMPLOY A CERTIFIED OPERATOR. ONLY RICHARD FREEMAN'S RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT, WHICH WAS FILED ON FEBRUARY 28, 1999, WAS RECEIVED. RICHARD FREEMAN ENTERED INTO A CONSENT DECREE. A MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGEMENT WAS GRANTED ON MAY 24, 1999 AND AN ORDER WAS ISSUED REQUIRING THE DEFENDANTS TO PROVIDE A SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED ACTIVITIES. ON JUNE 4, 1999, THE UNITED STATES SENT LETTERS TO THE DEFENDANTS ADVISING THEM OF THE COURT'S MAY 24, 1999 ORDER. EPA NOW REQUESTS THAT U.S. DOJ FILE A MOTION SEEKING AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE DEFENDANTS SHOULD NOT BE HELD IN CIVIL CONTEMPT.