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04-1999-0166Administrative - FormalComplaint Filed/AO IssuedFY 1999· Region 04

EPA v. THOMAS, STANLEY E.

Case summary

RESPONDENT FILLED APPROX. 19.7 ACRES OF WETLANDS ADJACENT TO LINCH BRANCH AND ITS UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES BY DISCHARGING DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO SUCH WETLANDS. IN ADDITION, RESPONDENT HAS DISCHARGED ADDITIONAL DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO SUCH WETLANDS. IN ADDITION RESPONDENT HAS DISCHARGED ADDITIONAL DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO LINCH BRANCH AND ITS UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES DURING THE DREDGING, CHANNELIZATION, AND REROUTING OF APPROX. 3200 LINEAR FEET OF LINCH BRANCH AND 1200 LINEAR FEET OF ITS UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES. RESPONDENT HAS ALSO SIDECASE ADDITIONAL DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WETLANDS ADJACENT TO LINCH BRANCH AND ITS UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES DURING THE EXCAVATION OF APPROX. 700 LINEAR FEET OF DITCHES. ORDER CALLS FOR RESPONDENT TO PROVIDE TO EPA A PLAN TO RESTORE DISCHARGE AREA.

Defendants (1)

  • THOMAS, STANLEY E.Named in complaint

Statutes cited

  • CWA 404Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 1999-01-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1999-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
23065
Case number
04-1999-0166
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
WAT
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 04-1999-0166 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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