8/17/18 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED.
FINDINGS:
ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION ENTERED IN THE AIRCRAFT REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE SYSTEM (ARCS), SPIRIT FAILED TO PERFORM ROUTINE COLIFORM SAMPLING FOR THE PERIOD JAN 1, 2017 - DEC 31, 2017. AS FOLLOW UP TO THE MAY 10, 2018 SHOW CAUSE MEETING, EPA SENT SPIRIT A CHART ASKING SPIRIT TO FILL OUT WHEN SAMPLINGS WERE DONE ON ALL ITS AIRCRAFTS. SPIRIT FILLED OUT THE CHART INDICATING THAT IT CONDUCTED A ROUTINE COLIFORM SAMPLING ON SEPT 5, 2017. HOWEVER, SPIRIT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY SAMPLING RESULTS FROM THE EVENT AND FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION TO EPA INDICATING THAT THE SAMPLING TOOK PLACE ON THAT DATE. THEREFORE, SPIRIT IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 141.803(b), FOR FAILURE TO PERFORM ROUTINE COLIFORM SAMPLING.
PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 141.806(b)(5), FOR EACH APWS THE AIR CARRIER MUST REPORT TO EPA ANY FAILURES TO PERFORM ROUTINE SAMPLING AND/OR ROUTINE DISINFECTION AND FLUSHING (D&F) WITHIN 10 CALENDAR DAYS OF DISCOVERY.
ACCORDING TO THE INFO ENTERED INTO ARCS, SPIRIT FAILED TO TIMELY REPORT THE FAILURE TO PERFORM ROUTINE COLIFORM SAMPLING FOR THE MONITORING PERIOD JAN 1, 2017 TO DEC 31, 2017. THEREFORE, SPIRIT IS IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR 141.806(b)(5) FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT THE FAILURE TO PERFORM ROUTINE COLIFORM SAMPLING.
PURSUANT TO 40 CFR 141.803(f), FOR EACH APWS THE AIR CARRIER MUST PERFORM SPECIFIC CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS SPECIFIED IN 40 CFR 141.803(c)(3)(ii) WHEN AN AIR CARRIER FAILS TO COLLECT AND ANA