On September 26, 2019, Region 10 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order resolving alleged
violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act by the City of Delta Junction, located in Delta Junction,
Alaska. Respondent owns and operates three separate automotive repair shops within public buildings
in which Respondent conducts repair on motor vehicles. Respondent is alleged to be in violation of the
regulations protecting underground (groundwater) sources of drinking water from an injection well.
Injection well activity can allow movement of fluid containing contaminants (such as wastewater from
vehicle repair) into underground sources of drinking water. Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells
(MVWDWs) were banned in Alaska in August 2005. The City of Delta Junction has agreed to
permanently close the injection wells and to pay a penalty of $22,000. Closure of the MVWDW
protects drinking water from potential motor vehicle contaminants.