EPA v. Wooten, Thomas
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
12/18/03 - CEASE AND DESIST ORDER ISSUED. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 301(a) OF THE CWA BY CAUSING THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WETLANDS AND WATERS OF THE U.S WITHOUT APPLICABLE CWA PERMITS. THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES WERE CONDUCTED IN APPROX 100 ACRES OF WETLANDS ADJACENT TO MCGIRTS CREEK, LOCATED WEST OF HALSEMA ROAD, SOUTH OF OLD PLANK ROAD, AND NORTH OF BEAVER STREET, IN SECTIONS 14 AND 22, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST, CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, DUVALL COUNTY, FL.
Defendants (1)
- WOOTEN, THOMASNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WETLANDS (MR. THOMAS WOOTEN)
ADJ. TO MCGIRTS CREEK, W. OF HALSEMA RD., JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32099
Registry ID: 110017347272
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Wooten, Thomasentered 2003-12-18
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2003-12-18Final Order Issued
- 2004-02-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 111882
- Case number
- 04-2004-5765
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2004-5765 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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