EPA v. PENTAHOPE FARMS, LLC

Case summary

5/19/16 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $8,500, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: COMMENCING ON OR ABOUT OCT 1, 2011, TO PRESENT, 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 DURING SILVICULTURE ACTIVITIES. RESPONDENT IMPACTED APPROX 56.5 ACRES OF JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS, THE DISCHARGE AREA, THAT ARE CONNECTED TO KINCHAFOONEE CREEK, 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 OCT 1, 2011, TO PRESENT, DID RESPONDENT POSSESS A PERMIT UNDER CWA 404, AUTHORIZING THE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY RESPONDENT.

Defendants (1)

• PENTAHOPE FARMSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PENTAHOPE FARMS

  444 PINEWOOD RD, LEESBURG, GA, 31763

  Registry ID: 110056395226

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PENTAHOPE FARMS, LLCentered 2016-05-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $8,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-05-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-05-19Final Order Issued
• 2016-05-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-07-21Enforcement Action Closed