EPA v. JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY, HAZLEHURST AND DENTON, GEORGIA
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
10/17/14 - CONSENT AGMT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $18,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: COMMENCING ON OR ABOUT OCT 1, 2013, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS ON THE SITE USING EARTH MOVING MACHINERY, DURING UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WOOD PELLET PLANT. CURRENTLY, THE UNAUTHORIZED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL REMAINS IN WATERS OF THE U.S. THE RESPONDENT'S UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES IMPACTED APPROX 2.795 ACRES OF FORESTED WETLANDS ADJACENT TO AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO THE SATILLA RIVER, A TRADITIONAL NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE U.S. AT NO TIME DURING THE DISCHARGE DID RESPONDENT POSSESS A PERMIT UNDER CWA 404.
Defendants (1)
- JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF JEFF DAVIS COUNTYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (6)
JEFF DAVIS WOOD PELLETS (AKA HAZLEHURST WOOD PELLETS MILL)
430 HULETT WOOTEN ROAD, HAZLEHURST, GA, 31539
Registry ID: 110055600096
JEFF DAVIS WOOD PELLETS (AKA HAZLEHURST WOOD PELLETS MILL)
430 HULETT WOOTEN ROAD, HAZLEHURST, GA, 31539
Registry ID: 110055600096
JEFF DAVIS WOOD PELLETS (AKA HAZLEHURST WOOD PELLETS MILL)
430 HULETT WOOTEN ROAD, HAZLEHURST, GA, 31539
Registry ID: 110055600096
JEFF DAVIS WOOD PELLETS (AKA HAZLEHURST WOOD PELLETS MILL)
430 HULETT WOOTEN ROAD, HAZLEHURST, GA, 31539
Registry ID: 110055600096
JEFF DAVIS WOOD PELLETS (AKA HAZLEHURST WOOD PELLETS MILL)
430 HULETT WOOTEN ROAD, HAZLEHURST, GA, 31539
Registry ID: 110055600096
JEFF DAVIS WOOD PELLETS (AKA HAZLEHURST WOOD PELLETS MILL)
430 HULETT WOOTEN ROAD, HAZLEHURST, GA, 31539
Registry ID: 110055600096
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, HAZLEHURST AND DENTON, GEORGIAentered 2014-10-17
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $18,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2014-10-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2014-10-17Final Order Issued
- 2014-11-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600003172
- Case number
- 04-2014-5512
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2014-5512 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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