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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Red Lane Domestic Water, Inc. (“Red Lane”) entered into a March 24th Consent Agreement (“CA”) to address alleged violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”). See Docket No. SDWA-08-2022-0013.
Red Lane is stated to own and/or operate a public water system (“System”) located in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.
The System is stated to provide piped water to the public for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances. Further, the source of the System’s water is stated to be surface water purchased from the Town of Thermopolis.
Such water is stated to be filtered and disinfected by the wholesaler. It serves an average of 111 individuals per day through 56 service connections and is operational year-round. Therefore, it constitutes a public water system and community water system as those terms are defined in Section 1401 of the SDWA.
The CA alleges the following violations of the SDWA:
- Failure to Submit Consumer Confidence Report
- Failure to Monitor for total Coliform Bacteria
- Failure to Monitor for TTHM and HAA5
- Failure to Correct Significant Deficiency
- Failure to Deliver Consumer Notices
- Failure to Report Monitoring Violations to Customers
- Failure to Report Monitoring Violations to EPA
Red Lane is stated to neither admit nor deny the specific factual allegations in the CA.
The CA assesses a civil penalty of $43,678.
A copy of the CA can be downloaded here.
