# V.I. HOUSING AUTHORITY
> **Judicial** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1954`
- **Case Number:** 02-1985-0053
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $12K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- VIRGIN ISLANDS HOUSING AUTHORITY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS CASE INVOLVES THE VIRGIN ISLANDS HOUSING AUTHORITY'S  ( VIHA ) VIOLATIONS OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT,          42 U.S.C. 300F.  SPECIFICALLY, THE CASE INVOLVES VIHA'S      VIOLATIONS OF THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR MICROBIO-    LOGICAL CONTAMINANTS AT 52 OF ITS PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES AS   WELL AS VIHA'S FAILURE TO MONITOR CERTAIN PARAMETERS AS RE-  QUIRED BY 40 C.F.R. PART 141.                                VIHA HAD OVER 1498 MCL VIOLATIONS.                             PROPOSED RELIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES:                           A)  ASSESSMENT OF A CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE      MICROBIOLOGICAL MAX. CONTAMINANT LEVEL & MONITORING RQRMTS.  B)  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF REQUIRING: 1. IMPLEMENTATION OF CER-   TAIN OPERATION & MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES; 2. CLEANING, SEAL-  ING & DISINFECTION OF ALL CISTERNS SERVING THE DONOE, TUTU & AUREO DIAZ PROJECTS; 3. MONITORING FOR ALL PARAMETERS LISTED IN 40 CFR PART 141; 4. CONNECTION TO THE DPW' WATER SYSTEM   FOR THE DONOE, AUREO DIAZ & TUTU HOUSING PROJECTS; 5. IN-    STALLATION OF A CHLORINATOR & SUPPLY LINE AT THE AUREO DIAZ  AND DONOE PROJECTS; & 6. INSTALLATION OF A CHLORINATOR AT    THE DONOE PROJECT.                                           *                                                            CASE SUMMARY IS ON THREE PAGES THAT ARE NOT FILLED.  WILL    QA/QC BY END OF FISCAL YEAR 1995.                            CASE CLOSED ON AUGUST 29, 1995                               QA/QC PENDING*************************

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