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04-1999-0013Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 1999· Region 04

EPA v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$137,500

Case summary

COMPLAINT FILED 12/8/98 PROPOSING A PENALTY OF $137,500. COMPLAINT ALLEGES: RESPONDENT DISCHARGED MATERIAL INTO THE NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUT A COE PERMIT. IN VIOLATION OF THE CWA SECTIONS 301A & 404.

Defendants (1)

  • GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • WETLANDS -

    WATKINSVILLE BYPASS, WATKINSVILLE, GA, 30677

    Registry ID: 110010581245

Statutes cited

  • CWA 404Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONentered 1999-02-24

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $137,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 1998-12-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1999-02-24Final Order Issued
  • 1999-03-11Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
22940
Case number
04-1999-0013
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
WATER
EPA region
04
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-1999-0013 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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