SDWA-09-2026-0009: Bendor, LLC, Koloa, HI; Consent Agreement and Proposed Final Order
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 three (3) large-capacity cesspools and pay to the United States a penalty of Twenty-One Thousand Dollars ($21,000). Payment of the penalty and closure of the three large-capacity cesspools by no later than December 31, 2026 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 cesspools 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: Bendor, LLC
Facilities:
- The Bendor Commercial and Residential Village located at 5488 Koloa Road, Koloa, HI (Tax Map Key: 4-2-8-008-007)
Description of Business or Activity Conducted by the Respondent: Property Management
Alleged Violations: EPA alleges that Respondent owned and/or operated three (3) 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.
Proposed Order and Penalty: $21,000