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05-1998-0432Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1998· Region 05

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 404Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
  • CWA 301NPDES 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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