EPA ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER TO TEHACHAPI-CUMMINGS WATER DISTRICT PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY SET FORTH IN SECTION 1431 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT. THIS ORDER WAS EFFECTIVE UPON ISSUANCE. THE ORDER DOES NOT INCLUDE A PENALTY BECAUSE 1431 DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR PENALTY AUTHORITY. EPA SOUGHT PENALTIES AGAINST TEHACHAPI IN A SEPARATE ORDER ISSUED PURSUANT TO SDWA SECTION 1423. THE SECTION 1431 ORDER REQUIRES INVESTIGATION OF SOIL AND POTENTIAL GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY TEHACHAPI'S DISCHARGING WASTE FLUIDS FROM AUTOMOTIVE STEAM CLEANING OPERATIONS INTO A SHALLOW DISPOSAL WELL OVER SEVERAL YEARS.