EPA v. PHILADELPHIA, MS, CITY OF (NORTHSIDE PARK)

Case summary

5/29/08 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL PENALTY ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $20,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, MS, AT ALL TIME RELEVANT TO THIS CAFO, WAS THE OWNER OF NORTHSIDE PARK. COMMENCING ON OR AFTER APRIL 16, 2007, THRU SEPT 17, 2007, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WETLANDS AND TRIBUTARIES ON THE SITE USING EARTH MOVING MACHINERY, DURING UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC PARK - IMPACTING APPROX 0.11 ACRES OF WETLANDS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF WOODARD CREEK AND APPROX 4,400 LINEAR FEET OF UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES TO WOODARD CREEK. RESPONDENT DID NOT POSSESS A PERMIT UNDER CWA SECTION 404.

Defendants (1)

• PHILADELPHIA, MS, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NORTHSIDE PARK

  COUNTY ROAD 561, PHILADELPHIA, MS, 30350

  Registry ID: 110037082723

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PHILADELPHIA, MS, CITY OF (NORTHSIDE PARK)entered 2008-05-29

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $20,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2008-05-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2008-05-29Final Order Issued
• 2008-06-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-07-28Enforcement Action Closed