SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ON CONSENT
On September 12, 2002, the EPA issued UIC Permit No. KYV0030 ( Permit ) for the Subject Well I to Huntertown Village, LLC.
The Permit expired on September 12, 2007.
On March 19, 2019, representatives of the EPA, Region 4, conducted a UJC Class V inspection at the Subject Well I and determined that the status of the Subject Well I was active. Additionally, the EPA determined that there was a moderate frequency of precipitation days greater than 0.1 inches over the past five years, indicating active injection.
On January 29, 2020, the EPA, Region 4, mailed an Information Request Letter (IRL), pursuant to Section 1445(a) of the SOWA, 42 U.S.C. ? 300j-4(a), to Respondent via certified mail to aid the EPA in determining whether the Subject Well I has been and is currently in compliance with the SDWA. The IRL required Respondent to provide a complete response to each of the questions outlined
in the IRL by February 28, 2020.
On May 15, 2020, the EPA, Region 4, mailed a Notice of Violation of the SDWA and Notice of Opportunity to Show Cause (NOV) letter to Respondent via certified mail, alleging that Respondent failed to provide a complete response to the EPA's IRL in a timely manner, in violation of Section 1445(a) of the SOW A, 42 U.S.C. ? 300j-4(a).
On May 19, 2020, Respondent informed the EPA in an email that it had received the NOV letter and had responded to the IRL in early March of 2020, but t