EPA v. BASS WACCAMAW RIVER RANCH, LLC

Case summary

4/24/13 - ADMINISTRATIVE CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL PENALTY ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $37,500, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: COMMENCING ON OR ABOUT OCT 2008 TO ON OR ABOUT DEC 2012, 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 CLEARING AND FILLING OF WETLANDS TO CONSTRUCT ROADS, ROOD PLOTS, AND EXCAVATE PONDS WITH SIDE CAST OF DREDGED MATERIAL. RESPODNENT IMPACTED APPROX 15.6 ACRES OF FORESTED WEETLANDS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THE WACCAMAW RIVER, A NAVIGABLE-IN-FACT WATER OF THE U.S. AT NO TIME DURING THE DISCHARGE OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL AT THE DISCHARGE AREA FROM ON OR ABOUT OCT 2009 TO THE PRESENT DID RESPONDENT POSSESS A PERMIT UNDER CWA 404 AUTHORIZING THE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY RESPONDENT.

Defendants (1)

• BASS WACCAMAW RIVER RANCH, LLC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BASS WACCAMAW RIVER RANCH LLC

  OLD REEVES FERRY ROAD, CONWAY, SC, 29526

  Registry ID: 110045464154

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BASS WACCAMAW RIVER RANCH, LLCentered 2013-04-24

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $37,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2013-04-24Final Order Issued
• 2013-04-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-04-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-05-09Enforcement Action Closed