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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 6 1201 ELM STREET, SUITE 500 DALLAS, TEXAS 75270 October 5, 2021 TRANSMITTED VIA EMAIL Brian Dudley, Superintendent City of Okmulgee 1309 N Okmulgee Avenue Okmulgee, OK 74447 bdudley@okmcity.net Re: PWS ID Number: # OK1020708 Administrative Order, Docket Number: SDWA-06-2021-1313 Dear Mr. Dudley: Enclosed is an Administrative Order issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6 (EPA) concerning the City of Okmulgee Public Works. The Order requires the City of Okmulgee (Respondent) to comply with the provisions set forth in the attached Order. The EPA requests that you immediately confirm receipt of this letter and the attached Order via e-mail response to jacintomoreno.anwar@epa.gov. This Order is effective immediately upon receipt. As an owner/operator of a public water system (PWS) and as a supplier of water, the Respondent is required to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SWDA) and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs). Pursuant to Section 1433(a) of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300i-2, community water systems (CWS) serving communities with populations between 3,301 and 49,999 are required to conduct a Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) of its system. In addition, Section 1433(a)(3)(A) of the SDWA requires a CWS serving communities with populations between 3,301 and 49,999 to submit a certification of completion to the EPA that it has conducted its RRA on or before June 30, 2021. Respondent violated Sections 1433(a) and 1433(a)(3)(A)(ii) by failing to conduct an RRA and submit the certification of completion to the EPA by June 30, 2021. Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic may be impacting your operations, the EPA is open to discussing and considering any relevant circumstances arising from the pandemic that you may be facing. If you have questions regarding this Order, please contact Mr. Anwar Jacintomoreno, of my staff, at 214665-6462. Sincerely, STEPHEN Digitally signed by STEPHEN GILREIN DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=Environmental Protection Agency, cn=STEPHEN GILREIN, GILREIN 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1=68001003651 794 Date: 2021.10.05 16:56:20 -05'00' Cheryl T. Seager, Director Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division Attachment Re: PWS ID Number: # OK1020708 2 City of Okmulgee ec: travis.archer@deq.ok.gov cmgr@okmcity.net chase.michael@epa.gov moreno.miguel@epa.gov restivo.angela@epa.gov brown.jamesr@epa.gov