EPA v. Forest Lake Contracting

Case summary

In August of 2014, Respondent was a general contractor and added 4,520 cubic yards of sand or dirt or fill material from bulldozers and backhoes into 1.22 acres of wetlands to build a baseball diamond at Aquatore Park, 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 required Respondent to comply with the Act and to pay a civil penalty of $2,500.00.

Defendants (1)

• Forest Lake Contracting Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FOREST LAKE CONTRACTING INC

  14777 LAKE DR NE, FOREST LAKE, MN, 55025-9461

  Registry ID: 110008786714

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Forest Lake Contractingentered 2017-01-09

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $2,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2016-09-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-11-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-01-09Final Order Issued