EPA v. Rio Piedras Housing Management & Consulting Corp.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Violation involves illegal fill to channelize 6,399 linear feet of small streams, and 9.61 acre of riparian wetlands along those streams, for the purpose of building a low-income housing project. Order requires restoration or submittal of a permit application with compensatory mitigation. Since the project is already built, respondents will aplly for a permit and be required to provide at least double mitigation. SRS pollutant name Earthen Fill Material .
Defendants (3)
- Rio Piedras Housing Mgmt & Consulting Corp. (SB)Named in complaint
- Municipality of GuraboNamed in complaint
- Caram Constructin Corp. (SB)Named in complaint
Facilities (1)
EXTENTION ALTURAS DE HATO NUEVO
PR-944, KM 2.6, GURABO, PR, 00778
Registry ID: 110022320246
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Rio Piedras Housing Management & Consulting Corp.entered 2007-03-30
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $15,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2006-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2006-10-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2007-03-30Final Order Issued
- 2007-03-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600011934
- Case number
- 02-2006-3603
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- WGL
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2006-3603 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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