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04-2006-5760Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2006· Region 04

EPA v. CRESS, GARY B.

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

3/16/06 - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. ORDER ALLEGES: RESPONDENT AND/OR THOSE ACTING BEHALF OF OR WITH PERMISSION FROM RESPONDENT, USING MECHANIZED EQUIPMENT, DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO THE DISCHARGE AREA IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. RESPONDENT DID NOT HAVE A 404 PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE DISCHARGES INTO THE DISCHARGE AREA. IN VIOLATION OF CWA SECTION 404. RESPONDENT SHALL CEASE PARTICIPATING IN, CAUSING, OR ALLOWING ANY ADDITIONAL DISCHARGES OF ANY DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL , AS DEFINED BY 40 CFR SECTION 232.2, INTO THE DISCHARGE AREA. RESPONDENT SHALL SUBMIT A RESTORATION PLAN TO EPA DESCRIBING THE SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO BE EMPLOYED, TO RESTORE THE DISCHARGE AREA TO PRE-PROJECT ELEVATIONS AND CONDITIONS WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS ORDER.

Defendants (1)

  • CRESS, GARY B. (SB)Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • STRIBLING LAKE SUBDIVISION

    STRIBLING AND MCMILLAN ROADS, MADISON, MS, 39110

    Registry ID: 110028191542

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit
  • CWA 404Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • CRESS, GARY B.entered 2006-03-16

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2006-03-16Final Order Issued
  • 2006-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
600008834
Case number
04-2006-5760
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
04
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2006-5760 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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