# U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE, REGION 3
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `40654`
- **Case Number:** 06-2000-1040
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $2K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $800
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SVC., (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 14147(B) OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ),    AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 300J-6(B).                  2. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICES,    REGION 3                                                     FACILITY: GUADALUPE ADMINISTRATIVE SITE WATER SYSTEM                   ARTESIA, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 88210          3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1414 OF THE SDWA      BY: 1) EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL (MCL) FOR     TOTAL COLIFORM IN MAY 1999 AND SEPT. 1999; 2) FAILING TO     COLLECT SUFFICIENT NUMBERS OF TOTAL COLIFORM SAMPLES AND     ANALYZE THE SAMPLES IN THE MONTH OF JUN. 1999; AND 3)        FAILED TO COLLECT TOTAL COLIFORM REPEAT SAMPLES WITHIN 24    HOURS OF BEING NOTIFIED OF THE POSITIVE RESULTS FOR          POSITIVE SAMPLES TAKEN IN MAY 1999.                       4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1447(B) OF THE SDWA,       EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 PER       DAY PER WEEK.

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