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04-2001-5753Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2001· Region 04

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 404Permits 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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