EPA v. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$10,000
Case summary
THE PROPOSED DEFENDANTS FILLED AND DISTURBED APPROXIMATELY 10.1 ACRES OF FRESHWATER WETLANDS WITHOUT FEDERAL PERMIT ON SEARS ISLAND, SEARSPORT, MAINE IN 1985, IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT AN ACCESS ROAD AND TO CLEAR, LEVEL AND PREPARE AN AREA FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A MARINE DRY CARGO TERMINAL.
Defendants (5)
- BRIDGECORPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- DALE HENDERSON LOGGING INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- ROBERT WARDWELL & SONS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- TY LIN INTERNATIONALNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SEARS ISLAND CARGO TERMINAL
SEARS ISLAND, SEARSPORT, ME, 04974
Registry ID: 110010614825
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONentered 1997-03-19
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $10,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1994-07-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-11-04Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1996-11-13Final Order Lodged
- 1996-11-13Complaint Filed With Court
- 1997-03-19Final Order Entered
- 1997-03-19Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 308
- Case number
- 01-1995-0001
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ORC
- 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 01-1995-0001 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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