EPA v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Case summary

EPA DETERMINED THAT RESPONDENT ANDOR OTHER PERSONS ACTING ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT WAS IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH NWP-26 CONDITION 3 AND BY FAILURE TO PROPERTY IMPLEMENT AND/OR MAINTAIN EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROLS DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE I-985/LAKE LANIER ISLANDS CONNECTOR ROAD, KNOWN AS GA HWY 347 AND HOLIDAY ROAD HAVE DISCHARGED AND ALLOWED THE EROSIONAL DISCHARGE OF MATERIAL CONSISTING OF EARTHEN MATERIAL FROM POOR CONTROL OF ROAD RILL, WITH CONSEQUENT SEDIMENTATION IN BIG CREEK'S HEADQATERS AND THE STREAMS AND WETLANDS ASSOCIATED WITH BIG CREEK AND ITS EMBAYMENT IN LAKE SIDNEY LANIER.

Defendants (1)

• GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GA HIGHWAY 347 - LAKE LANIER CONNECTOR ROAD

  LAKE LANIER CONNECTOR RD, GAINESVILLE, GA, 30501

  Registry ID: 110010642689

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONentered 1998-01-23

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1997-05-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-10-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-01-23Final Order Issued