EPA v. PERRY CREEK CRANBERRY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$25,000
Case summary
THIS IS AN ACTION FILED PURSUANT TO 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), SEEKING PENALTIES FOR THE ILLEGAL DIS- CHARGE OF POLLUTANTS IN WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHOUT A PERMIT ISSUED UNDER 404, A VIOLATION OF 301 OF THE CWA. THIS IS A WETLANDS CASEE INVOLVING MECHANIZED LAND CLEARING, DREDGING AND SUBSTANTIAL REDEPOSIT DREDGED MATERIAL ON WETLANDS. A RESTORATION OF THE AFFECTEDWETLAND HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED PURSUANT TO AN AGREED ORDER UNDER 309 (A).
Defendants (1)
- PERRY CREEK CRANBERRYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PERRY CREEK CRANBERRY CORP & TIMOTHY FINCH
RURAL RT #3, BOX 93, CRANBERRY DR, BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI, 54615
Registry ID: 110010628945
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PERRY CREEK CRANBERRYentered 1998-10-22
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $25,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-07-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-08-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-10-22Final Order Issued
- 1998-11-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31027
- Case number
- 05-1998-0432
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- CWA
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1998-0432 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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