Public Notice: Proposed Settlement of SDWA Administrative Penalty in the Matter of Haili Moe Inc., Lihue, Kauai, HI
Summary
In accordance with Section 1423(c)(3)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA or Act), 42 U.S.C. § 300h-2(c)(3)(B), and the “Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties and the Revocation/Termination or Suspension of Permits” (Consolidated Rules) at 40 C.F.R. Part 22, notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement, recorded in a Consent Agreement and Proposed Final Order (Proposed Consent Agreement), between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (EPA) and Haili Moe, Inc. to resolve the following civil administrative proceeding under Sections 1423(c)(3)(B) of the Act.
In the Matter of Haili Moe, Inc., Docket No. UIC-09-2024-0073
Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. §§ 22.13(b) and 22.18(b)(2) - (3), Complainant and Respondent entered into a Proposed Consent Agreement to simultaneously commence and conclude this SDWA civil administrative proceeding. The Proposed Consent Agreement requires Respondent to close one (1) large-capacity cesspool and pay to the United States a penalty of Twenty-One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-One Dollars ($21,671). Payment of the penalty and closure of the large-capacity cesspool by no later than January 31, 2025, will resolve EPA’s allegations that the Respondent violated 40 C.F.R. § 144.84(b)(2) and 144.88 by owning and operating the large-capacity cesspool after the ban on existing large-capacity cesspools took effect on April 5, 2005.
Complainant: Amy C. Miller-Bowen, Director, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Respondent: Haili Moe, Inc.
Facility: Respondent owns one large-capacity cesspool on the Property operating as Jack Harter Helicopters, located at 4231 Ahukini Rd., Lihue, HI 96766 (TMK: 4-3-6-002-001).
Description of Business or Activity Conducted by the Respondents: Asset Management
Alleged Violations: EPA alleges that Respondent owned and/or operated one (1) large-capacity cesspool in violation of the ban that took effect on April 5, 2005. 40 C.F.R. § 144.84(b)(2) and 144.88. Respondent properly closed the large-capacity cesspool on January 17, 2025.
Proposed Order and Penalty: Consent Agreement and Final Order - $21,671