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PHELPS-DODGE MINING COMPANY - COBRE MINING CO., INC. WATER S

Administrative - Formal · FY2000 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 39806

Penalty
Cost recovery
$3K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-2000-0179
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

1. SECTION 1414 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 300F TO 300J-26. 2. PHELPS-DODGE MINING COMPANY FACILITY: COBRE MINING COMPANY, INC. WATER SYSTEM GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1412 OF THE SDWA BY: 1) FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SURFACE WATER TREATMENT; 2) EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL (MCL) FOR COLIFORM; 3) FAILING TO COLLECT THE RE- QUIRED NUMBER OF SAMPLES FROM THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND SUBMITTING THEM TO A STATE CERTIFIED LAB; AND 4) FAILING TO COLLECT ENOUGH REPEAT SAMPLES AS REQUIRED AFTER A TOTAL COLIFORM POSITIVE SAMPLE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1414 OF THE SDWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) COMPLY WITH THE COLIFORM MONITORINING REQUIREMENTS IMMEDIATELY ON RECEIPT OF THE AO; B) COMPLY WITH THE COLIFORM REPEAT MONITORING RE- QUIREMENTS IMMEDIATELY ON RECEIPT OF THE AO; C) CORRECT THE FECAL COLIFORM EXCEEDANCES WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE AO; AND D) COMPLY WITH THE SURFACE WATER TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS WITHIN 180 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE AO.

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