EPA Seeks Closure of Two Illegal Sinkholes at Mobile Home Park in Los Angeles County

EPA Seeks Closure of Two Illegal Sinkholes at Mobile Home Park in Los Angeles County

SAN FRANCISCO Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has filed a complaint against Eric Hauk for operating two illegal high-capacity pit latrines at the Cactus Creek mobile home park in Acton, California. The complaint seeks the closure of illegal cesspools that may cause disease-related water pollution and seeks an administrative fine up to the statutory maximum of $337,725.

“It is critical that businesses use proper wastewater treatment systems to protect groundwater from disease-causing pollution,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman.. “The EPA will continue to take action to close illegal high-capacity pit latrines and thereby protect our communities.”

The EPA banned high-capacity pit latrines in April 2005 as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act’s underground injection control program. Cesspools collect and discharge waterborne contaminants, such as raw sewage, into the ground, where disease-causing pathogens can contaminate groundwater, streams and rivers, and the ocean.

The Environmental Protection Agency enforces environmental laws to protect human health and the environment, and the agency works to ensure environmental compliance. If warranted, EPA will take civil or criminal action against violators of environmental laws.

In this case, Mr. Hauk did not want to involve the EPA in the cesspools in question, and he continues to operate the Cactus Creek mobile home park despite a 2016 California Supreme Court ruling requiring him to shut down the park. Mr. Hauk is mentioned in the complaint individually and as a trustee of the Acton Holding Trust.

Learn more about large capacity pits And Safe Drinking Water Act.

For more information on how to report potential environmental violations, visit the EPA website. enforcement reporting Web site.

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