# U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICES, REGION 3
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `40656`
- **Case Number:** 06-2000-1042
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $15K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $200
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SVC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 1447(B) OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT ( SDWA ),     42 U.S.C. SECTION 300J-6(B).                              2. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICES,    REGION 6                                                     FACILITY: DURAN CAMPROUND WATER SYSTEM                                 PENASCO, TAOS COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87553          3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 1414 OF THE SDWA B    BY: 1) EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL (MCL) FOR     TOTAL COLIFORM IN AUG. 1995, JUL. 1997, JUL. 1998, MAY       1999, AND JUN. 1999; 2) FAILING TO COLLECT SUFFICIENT        NUMBERS OF TOTAL COLIFORM SAMPLES AND ANALYZE THE SAMPLES    IN THE MONTHS OF AUG. 1995, AUG. 1996, AUG. 1997, AUG.       1998, AND JUL. 1999; AND 3) FAILING TO COLLECT TOTAL         COLIFORM REPEAT SAMPLES WITHIN 24 HOURS OF BEING NOTIFIED    OF THE POSITIVE RESULTS FOR POSITIVE SAMPLES TAKEN IN        AUG. 1995, JUL. 1996, JUN. 1998, JUL. 1998, SEPT. 1998,      AND JUN. 1999.                                            4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1447(B) OF THE SDWA,       EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED      $25,000 PER DAY PER VIOLATION.

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