NATURE OF THE CASE: THE PROPOSED DEF IS A PUBLIC RURAL WATER SYSTEM WHICH SERVES APPROX 60 PEOPLE. THE SYSTEM HAS VIOL'D THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL FOR BACTERIA, & HAS FAILED TO MONITOR CONSISTENTLY. ALSO, PUBLIC NOTICES HAVE NOT BEEN PERFORMED FOR THESE MONITORING VIOL'S. IF THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM CON- TAMINANT LEVEL FOR BACTERIA, IT CREATES THE RISK OF WATER BORNE DISEASE OUTBREAKS AMONG THE WATER SYSTEM USERS. SINCE THE STATE OF WY IS NOT A PRIMARY STATE, EPA HAS TAKEN THE INITIATIVE W/THIS SYSTEM. THE STATE HEALTH DEPT IS AWARE OF WHAT HAS BEEN TRANSPIRING.