EPA v. CORR, RODNEY / CORR FINANCIAL, LLC

Case summary

4/4/05 - COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. THE ORDER PERTAINS TO THE DISCHARGE AREA LOCATED ADJACENT TO HIGHWAY 603 AND FARVE LANE, NORTH OF WAVELAND, MS. THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF MECHANIZED LAND-CLEARING AND THE ASSOCIATED DEPOSITION OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO APPROX 14 ACRES OF JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS. THE WETLANDS ARE ADJACENT TO THE HEADWATERS OF EDWARDS BAYOU, A TIDAL WATER BODY, WHICH IS TRIBUTARY TO THE JOURDAN RIVER WHICH FLOWS INTO SAINT LOUIS BAY. THE UNAUTHORIZED WORK WAS PERFORMED BY OR AT THE DIRECTION OF MR. RODNEY CORR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF CAMERON BAY ESTATES, A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION. ORDER REQUIRES: RESPONDENTS SHALL IMMEDIATELY CEASE PARTICIPATING IN, CAUSING OR ALLOWING ANY ADDITIONAL DISCHARGES OF ANY DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL INTO THE DISCHARGE AREA. IN THE EVENT THAT RESPONDENTS' COMPLIANCE WITH ANY STATE REQUIREMENT CONFLICTS WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER, RESPONDENTS ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT THE EPA REPRESENTATIVE IDENTIFIED IN THE COVER LETTER. RESPONDENT SHALL SUBMIT A RESTORATION PLAN TO EPA DESCRIBING THE SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN TO RESTORE THE IMPACTED WETLANDS TO FORMER ELEVATION AND VEGETATIVE CONDITIONS WITHIN 25 DAYS. THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE: REMOVAL OF FILL MATERIAL TO AN UPLAND LOCATION, SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE WETLAND SPECIES TO RESTORE THE VEGETATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IMPACTED WETLANDS, A MONITORING PLAN WITH SUCCESS CRITERIA, AND APPROPRIATE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs) TO BE EMPLOYED TO RESTORE THE DISCHARGE AREA TO ORIGINAL CONDITIONS. EPA WILL REVIEW THE PROPOSED PLAN AND APPROVE OR PROVIDE APPROPRIATE COMMENTS TO MODIFY THE PLAN. RESPONDENTS SHALL COMPLETE RESTORATION OF THE DISCHARGE AREA WITHIN 45 DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF AN EPA-APPROVED PLAN. RESPONDENTS SHALL INFORM EPA WITHIN 5 DAYS OF SITE RESTORATION SO THAT EPA CAN SCHEDULE A SITE INSPECTION. WITHIN 48 HOURS, RESPONDENT SHALL INFORM EPA WHETHER RESPONDENTS INTEND TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDER

Defendants (2)

• CORR FINANCIAL, LLC (SB)Named in settlement
• CORR, RODNEY (CORR FINANCIAL, LLC)Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WETLANDS (CAMERON BAY ESTATES/CORR FINANCIAL, LLC)

  HIGHWAY 603, WAVELAND, MS, 39576

  Registry ID: 110024535966

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CORR, RODNEY / CORR FINANCIAL, LLCentered 2005-04-04

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2005-04-04Final Order Issued
• 2005-05-03Enforcement Action Data Entered