EPA v. SLUDER LUMBER COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$10,000
Case summary
RESPONDENT DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO THE DISCHARGE AREA DURING CONSTRUCTION OF A DAM AND FILLING AND REROUTING OF A TRIBUTARY TO LITTLE MOUNTAINTOWN CREEK, A STATE OF GEORGIA PRIMARY TROUT STREAM. IN ADDITION, DURING EXCAVATION AND THE DISCHARGE OF ROCK AND EARTHEN MATERIAL INTO THE STREAMBED, RESPONDENTS FAILED TO IMPLEMENT SEDIMENT AND EROSION CONTROL MEASURES AT THE DISCHARGE AREA. DISCHARGE AREA: PROPERTY LOCATED ADJACENT TO LITTLE MOUNTAINTOWN CREEK, NEAR 34 DEGREES, 48.3' NORTH LATITUDE, 84 DEGREES, 31.9' WEST LONGITUDE, IN SLUDER PLACE SUBDIVISION, NEAR ELLIJAY, GILMER COUNTY, GEORGIA.
Defendants (3)
- SLUDER LUMBER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- SLUDER, JOHNNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- SLUDER, WAYNENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WETLANDS
LITTLE MOUNTAIN CREEK, ELLIJAY, GA, 30540
Registry ID: 110010770068
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SLUDER LUMBER COMPANYentered 2002-02-22
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $10,000 · SEP: $30,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2001-03-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-04-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-02-22Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 24353
- Case number
- 04-2001-0114
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2001-0114 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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