EPA v. HENSLEY, WILLIAM ARNOLD
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. AND WETLANDS DURING MECHANICAL LAND CLEARING AND DREDGING ACTIVITIES IN AND ADJACENT TO GOTHARDS CREEK. EARTHEN MATERIAL WAS DISCHARGED INTO APPROX. 1,200 FEET OF STREAM CHANNEL IN GOTHARDS CREEK. FURTHER, DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH LAND CLEARING APPROX. 5 ACRES OF WETLANDS ADJACENT TO GOTHARDS CREEK CAUSED ADVERSE IMPACTS TO THE NORMAL HYDROLOGIC REGIME OF WETLANDS ADJACENT TO GOTHARDS CREEK. SITE IS CENTERED AT A POINT NEAR 33 DEGREES, 46.602' NORTH LATITUDE AND 84 DEGREES 46.481' WEST LONGITUDE, NEAR THE CITY OF DOUGLASVILLE. THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WATER OF THE U.S. OCCURRED DURING MECHANIZED LAND CLEARING AND DREDGING ACTIVITIES.
Defendants (1)
- HENSLEY, WILLIAM ARNOLDNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WETLANDS
1077 N. FLAT ROCK RD, DOUGLASVILLE, GA, 30134
Registry ID: 110010721638
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HENSLEY, WILLIAM ARNOLDentered 2001-09-28
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2001-09-28Final Order Issued
- 2001-09-28Enforcement Action Closed
- 2001-10-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 24630
- Case number
- 04-2001-5753
- 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 04-2001-5753 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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