THIS EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER IS ISSUED TO THE ATLANTIC CITY MERCANTILE, INC. THE ORDER IS BASED ON APPROXIMATELY 79 INDIVIDUAL REPORTS OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISTRESS FROM GUESTS OF ATLANTIC CITY'S WATER SYSTEM, FECAL COLIFORM POSITIVE BACTERIA MONITORING RESULTS COLLECTED BY AN AGENT OF EPA ON 10/23-24, 2001, AND POOR SANITARY CONDITIONS OF THE WATER SYSTEM. IN ITS CURRENT STATE, THE WATER QUALITY OF THE ATLANTIC CITY WATER SYSTEM MAY POSE AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT TO THE HEALTH OF PERSONS.