EPA v. LOCUST GROVE, INC. (CEASE & DESIST ORDER)

Case summary

3/5/04 - FINDINGS OF VIOLATION AND ORDER FOR COMPLIANCE ISSUED. THIS ORDER PERTAINS TO THE DEPOSITION OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO JURISDICTIONAL WATERS OF THE U.S. IN THE NEGRO BRANCH OF BOG CREEK NEAR THE CITY OF HAZARD, IN PERRY COUNTY, KY. BASED ON INFO OBTAINED FROM THE COE, EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT LOCUST GROVE, INC., HAS DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL IN NEGRO BRANCH OF BOG CREEK. ORDER REQUIRES: RESPONDENT SHALL IMMEDIATELY CEASE PARTICIPATING IN OR CAUSING ANY ADDITIONAL DISCHARGES INTO THE DISCHARGE AREA OF ANY POLLUTANT AS DEFINED BY SECTION 502(6) OF THE CWA. RESPONDENT SHALL, WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIPT OF THIS ORDER, INFORM EPA WHETHER RESPONDENT INTENDS TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER.

Defendants (1)

• LOCUST GROVE, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WETLANDS (LOCUST GROVE, INC. (HOLLOW FILL LOCATION)

  NEAR BUFFALO CREEK RD; NEGRO BRANCH OF BOG CREEK, HAZARD, KY, 41701

  Registry ID: 110017723579

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LOCUST GROVE, INC. (CEASE & DESIST ORDER)entered 2004-03-05

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2004-03-05Final Order Issued
• 2004-04-07Enforcement Action Data Entered