EPA v. CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Case summary

5/3/2012 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $70,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: COMMENCING ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 2010, RESPONDENT, OR THOSE ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT, INADVERTENTLY DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION INTO A WETLAND AND TRIBUTARY ON THE SITE USING EARTH MOVING MACHINERY, DURING ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXPANSION OF A TAXIWAY. RESPONDENT IMPACTED APPROXIMATELY 0.05 ACRES OF WETLANDS AND 200 LINEAR FEET OF AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY (DISCHARGE AREA) TO SUGAR CREEK THAT FLOWS TO THE CATAWBA RIVER, A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE UNITED STATES.

Defendants (1)

• CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WETLANDS - CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

  SUGAR CREEK TO CATAWBA RIVER, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28219

  Registry ID: 110046303898

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTentered 2012-05-03

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $70,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2012-05-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-05-03Final Order Issued
• 2012-06-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-06-21Enforcement Action Closed