EPA v. RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Case summary

9/17/09 - ADMINISTRATIVE CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL PENALTY ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,500. COMMENCING ON OR ABOUT NOV 11, 2004 TO PRESENT, RESPONDENT OR THOSE ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT, DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WETLANDS ON THE SITE USING EARTH MOVING MACHINERY, DURING UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DREDGED AND STREAM CHANNELIZATION ACTIVITIES IN ROARING CREEK. RESPONDENT IMPACTED APPROX 6,500 LINEAR FEET OF ROARING CREEK, WHICH IS A TRIBUTARY OF TENNESSEE RIVER. AT NO TIME DURING THE DISCHARGE OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL AT THE DISCHARGE AREA FROM NOV 11, 2004, TO PRESENT, DID RESPONDENT POSSESS A PERMIT UNDER CWA SEC 404.

Defendants (1)

• RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WETLANDS (RHEA COUNTY, TN)

  SITE NEAR PIKEVILLE AVENUE, GRAYSVILLE, TN, 37338

  Registry ID: 110024284406

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RHEA COUNTY, TENNESSEEentered 2009-09-17

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $2,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2009-09-17Final Order Issued
• 2009-09-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2009-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-01-11Enforcement Action Closed