EPA v. City of Blaine Administrative Compliance Order on Consent

Case summary

The AOC requires the City of Blaine to provide injunctive relief for Clean Water Act (CWA) violations associated with the illegal discharge of dredge or fill materials into 2.33 acres of ?waters of the United States.? The City of Blaine has signed the AOC and we are requesting your signature to finalize the AOC. The AOC provides injunctive relief for the allegations that the Respondent discharged dredged and fill material from point sources into wetlands at two separate sites in Blaine, Minnesota, without a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to Section 404 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. ? 1344. The AOC requires the City of Blaine protect 2.83 acres of forested wetlands on their property at Aquatore Park by placing the area under a conservation easement.

Defendants (1)

• Clark Arneson, City ManagerNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CITY OF BLAINE PARK SYSTEMS

  10801 TOWN SQUARE DRIVE N.E., BLAINE, MN, 55449-8101

  Registry ID: 110064409563

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• City of Blaine Administrative Compliance Order on Consententered 2017-03-08

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2017-03-08Final Order Issued
• 2017-03-27Enforcement Action Data Entered