EPA v. STEVE CLEMENTS / CLEMENTS LOGGING

Case summary

6/3/19 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $23,500, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: COMMENCING ON OR ABOUT JUNE 2016 TO JUNE 2018, RESPONDENT OR THOSE ACTING ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT, DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO JURISDICTIONAL WATERS ON THE SITE USING EARTH MOVING MACHINERY DURING UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SILVICULTURE OPERATIONS. RESPONDENT IMPACTED APPROX 1,600 LINEAR FEET OF AN UNNAMED PERENNIAL TRIBUTARY OF MUD CAMP CREEK -- WHICH IS A PERENNIAL TRIBUTARY THAT FLOWS TO THE CUMBERLAND RIVER, A NAVIGABLE-IN-FACT WATER OF THE U.S. AT NO TIME DURING THE DISCHARGE DID RESPONDENT POSSESS A PERMIT UNDER CWA 404.

Defendants (1)

• CLEMENTS, STEVENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CLEMENTS CUMBERLAND COUNTY 03282016 (CLEMENTS LOGGING)

  SAWMILL HOLLOW ROAD, BURKESVILLE, KY, 42717

  Registry ID: 110067640440

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• STEVE CLEMENTS / CLEMENTS LOGGINGentered 2019-06-03

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $23,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2019-06-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-06-03Final Order Issued
• 2019-06-20Enforcement Action Data Entered