EPA v. R.M. WAITE
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$22,000
Case summary
ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER FOR DISCHARGE OF FILL MATERIAL INTO WETLANDS WITHOUT A PERMIT. DEFENDANTS PLACED DREDGED FILL MATERIAL INTO 6.8 ACRES OF A 12 ACRE WETLAND. DEFENDANTS HAVE COMPLIED WITH A PARTIAL RESTORATION ORDER AND HAVE APPLIED FOR AN AFTER-THE- FACT PERMIT FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. DEFENDANT GARY SANDS' APO WAS WITHDRAWN. CAFO ENTERED WITH RESPONDENT WAITE FOR $22,000; CASE WITH- DRAWN AGAINST RESPONDENT SANDS ON 5/25/00.
Defendants (3)
- GARY SANDSNamed in settlement
- R.M. WAITE, INC.Named in settlement
- WAITE PROPERTYNamed in complaint
Facilities (1)
R.M. WAITE
PALMER RD AND SWAMP RD, WAUPACA, WI, 54981
Registry ID: 110010628758
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
R.M. WAITEentered 2000-05-18
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $22,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-05-18Final Order Issued
- 2000-08-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31153
- Case number
- 05-1998-0567
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MMBI
- 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 05-1998-0567 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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