EPA v. CARUSO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
CONSENT DECREE ENFORCEMENT ORIGINAL CASE SUMMARY (01-88-0002): REFERRAL OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST CARUSO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC./RALPH CARUSO JR CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. OF REVERE, MA. THE COMPANY HAS REPEATEDLY VIOLATED THE CWA THROUGH UNPERMITTED FILL ACTIVI- TIES IN FRESHWATER WETLAND AND SALTMARSH AREAS ON PROPERTY THE COMPANY OWNS. ITS UNPERMITTED FILL ACTIVITIES HAVE OCCURRED OVER APPROXIMATELY A SIX-YEAR PERIOD, AND HAVE CONTINUED DESPITE NOTICE FROM BOTH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND REGION I THAT A CWA 404 PERMIT WAS REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE SUCH ACTIVITIES LEGALLY.
Defendants (1)
- CAURSO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCNamed in complaint
Facilities (1)
CARUSO CONSTRUCTION CO INC
340 CHARGER ST, REVERE, MA, 02151
Registry ID: 110010598549
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
**PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1991-02-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1991-08-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1991-08-30Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 1994-04-26Complaint Filed With Court
- 1996-03-14Concluded
- 1996-03-14Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 283
- Case number
- 01-1994-0003
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- CWA
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1994-0003 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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