SDWA-09-2025-0101: The Gas Company, LLC dba Hawaii Gas, Lihue, HI; Consent Agreement and Final Order
Consent Agreement and Final Order ("CAFO") between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 and The Gas Company, LLC dba Hawaii Gas, Lihue, Hawaii. EPA Docket No. SDWA-09-2025-0101.
Complainant: Amy C. Miller-Bowen, Director, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Respondent: The Gas Company, LLC dba Hawaii Gas
Facility: 3990 Rice Street, Lihue, Hawaii 96766 (Tax Map Key: (4) 3-6-012-026)
Description of Business or Activity Conducted by the Respondents: Gas utility and asset management.
Alleged Violations: EPA alleges that Respondent owned and/or operated seven large-capacity cesspools in violation of the ban that took effect on April 5, 2005. 40 C.F.R. § 144.84(b)(2) and 144.88. Respondent closed the large-capacity cesspool on September 30, 2024.
Proposed Order and Penalty: Consent Agreement and Final Order - $45,840