EPA v. MAGNOLIA VALLEY PLANTATION, LLC/MAGNOLIA HILLS, LLC/AARON W. SULLIVAN, JR.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
February 26, 2024 - TERMINATION ORDER The US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia entered an Order terminating the Consent Decree. 3/23/18 -- MAGNOLIA VALLEY PLANTATION, LLC; MAGNOLIA HILLS, LLC; AND MAGNOLIA VALLEY, LLC (COLLECTIVELY MAGNOLIA ) OWN A 50-ACRE DEVELOPMENT SITE LOCATED IN EVANS, GA. THE MAGNOLIA SITE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPLAINT AND LODGED CD IS A RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SITE THAT IS AN EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE CD SETTLES ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MAGNOLIA'S CWA SECTION 402 GEORGIA CONSTRUCTION PERMIT, AS WELL AS A PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 404. THE 402 STORMWATER RELIEF SOUGHT BY THE CD WILL ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CWA AND THE PERMIT AT FUTURE SITES. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: MAINTAINING ADEQUATE SWPPPs; UPDATING SWPPPs AS NECESSARY COMPLIANCE MANAGER; CONDUCTING COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS AT FUTURE SITES; RETAINING AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY VERIFIER WHO WILL CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE VERIFICATION OF MAGNOLIA'S COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS AT FUTURE SITES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Defendants (4)
- SULLIVAN, AARON W., JR.Named in settlement
- MAGNOLIA VALLEY PLANTATION, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MAGNOLIA HILLS LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- MAGNOLIA VALLEY, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MAGNOLIA VALLEY PLANTATION
WILLIAM FEW PARKWAY, EVANS, GA, 30809
Registry ID: 110058922778
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MAGNOLIA VALLEY PLANTATION, LLC/MAGNOLIA HILLS, LLC/AARON W. SULLIVAN, JR. (04-2019-C001)entered 2018-11-19
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $45,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 2015-09-10Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2015-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-03-23Final Order Lodged
- 2018-03-23Complaint Filed With Court
- 2018-11-19Concluded
- 2018-11-19Final Order Entered
- 2024-02-26NPDES Closed
- 2024-02-26Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600396741
- Case number
- 04-2015-9008
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-11410
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2015-9008 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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