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05-2016-1818Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2016· Region 05

EPA v. Fehn Companies

Case summary

In August of 2014, Respondent was a subcontractor and added 7,165 cubic yards of rock, sand, and dirt from bulldozers and backhoes into 1.11 acres of wetlands to build a baseball diamond at the Lexington Athletic Complex in Blaine, Minnesota, without a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404(b) Dredge and Fill Permit, 33 U.S.C. ? 1344, and in violation of section 301 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. ? 1311. The CAFO is an agreement to pay $1000.

Defendants (1)

  • Fehn CompaniesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • FEHN COMPANIES INC

    5050 BARTHEL INDUSTRIAL DR, ALBERTVILLE, MN, 55301

    Registry ID: 110046002295

Statutes cited

  • CWA 404Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Fehn Companiesentered 2016-09-13

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $1,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2016-07-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2016-09-13Final Order Issued
  • 2016-09-14Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3600803551
Case number
05-2016-1818
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
05
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2016-1818 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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