Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced Friday that a compliance order has been issued to Tangerine Water Group Corp. (TWG) of Marana in Pima County for a number of reporting violations at its public water system.
The water system, located at 8359 W. Tangerine Road in Marana, serves drinking water to 60 customers.
“We have attempted repeatedly to resolve this problem with the company but have received no response,” said ADEQ Director Henry Darwin. “This is a public health threat to its customers and TWG needs to respond expeditiously to this compliance order.”
TWG has not provided analytical testing results to ADEQ for levels of total coliform from 2008 through 2012, for levels of nitrates in the second and third quarter of 2012, and for levels of lead and copper in 2004 and from 2007 through 2011. TWG also did not issue a public notice to its customers of the monitoring violations.
TWG has not filed required documentation with ADEQ that the company employs a certified operator who holds a required Grade 1 water distribution operator certificate to operate the water system.
Tangerine Water Group also did not provide ADEQ with a copy of required consumer confidence reports for 2005 through 2011 and certification that the reports were distributed to customers.
In addition to the compliance order, a $4,000 civil administrative penalty also was issued to TWG.