EPA v. DREW ST. JOHN

Case summary

9/30/15 - ADMINISTRATIVE CONSENT AGMT FINAL PENALTY ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $15,0000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: COMMENCING IN OR ABOUT JUNE 2013, RESPONDENT AND/OR THOSE ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT, DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS ON SITE USING EARTH MOVING MACHINERY DURING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WILDLIFE FOOT PLOT, EXCAVATION OF A DRAINAGE DITCH WITH SIDE CAST OF DREDGED MATERIAL, AND STORAGE OF SPOIL MATERIAL. TO DATE, THE UNAUTHORIZED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL REMAINS IN WATERS OF THE U.S. RESPONDENT IMPACTED APPROX 6.44 ACRES OF FORESTED WETLANDS THAT ABUT AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY, WHICH FLOWS TO DOWLING BAYOU, 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 JUNE 2013 TO THE PRESENT DID RESPONDENT POSSESS A PERMIT UNDER CWA 404 AUTHORIZING THE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY RESPONDENT.

Defendants (1)

• ST. JOHN, DREWNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WETLANDS (DREW ST. JOHN)

  281 OLD JACKSON ROAD, MADISON, MS, 39110

  Registry ID: 110066851776

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DREW ST. JOHNentered 2015-09-30

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $15,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2015-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-09-30Enforcement Action Closed
• 2015-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered