EPA v. MARTIN, CHRIS

Case summary

4/10/07 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. ORDER PERTAINS TO DEPOSITION OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO JURISDICTIONAL WETLAND INCLUDING APPROX 1.5 ACRES OF WETLANDS AT 5368 JACKSON TRAIL RD, HOSCHTON, GA. THE DEPOSITION OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL OCCURRED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RECREATIONAL POND. THE FOLLOWING FACTS ARE TRUE AND SUBSTIANTIATED: ON 10/16/06, EPA DISCOVERED AN UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGED OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL IN ALONG A TRIBUTARY OF THE MULBERRY RIVER. 4 ADDITIONAL SITE INVESTIGATIONS WERE PERFORMED BY EPA STAFF, WHICH VERIFIED THE PRESENCE OF JURISDICTIONAL WATERS AND THE ASSOCIATED IMPACTS. NO CWA SECTIO 404 PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS THAT AUTHORIZED CHRIS MARTIN TO CONDUCT THE ACTIVITIES IN WATERS OF THE U.S.

Defendants (1)

• MARTIN, CHRISNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WETLANDS (CHRIS MARTIN)

  5368 JACKSON TRAIL ROAD, HOSCHTON, GA, 30548

  Registry ID: 110030469099

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MARTIN, CHRISentered 2007-03-22

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2007-03-22Final Order Issued
• 2007-07-03Enforcement Action Data Entered