EPA v. RED RIVER ENTERTAINMENT OF SHREVEPORT PARTNERSHIP AND COMMEN

Case summary

RESPONDENT IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1023 CHERRY ROAD, MEMPHIS , TN., AND IS A PERSON WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 502(5) OF THE CWA, 33 U.S.C. SEC. 1362(5) . DREDGED MATERIAL IS A POLLUTANT WITHIN THE MEANING OF 40 C.F.R. 232.2 AND SECTION 502(6) OF THE ACT, 33 U.S.C. SEC . 1362(6). RESPONDENT AND/OR INDIVIDUAL ACTING ON ITS BEHALF OWNED AND/ OR OPERATED A BACKHOE FROM WHICH IT DISCHARGED DREDGED MA- TERIAL TO THE RED RIVER AND ADJACENT WETLANDS LOCATED IN SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 13 WEST, CADDO PARISH, LA. ( THE WETLANDS ) ON OR BEFORE DEC. 3, 1993. AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION, THE RESPONDENT DID NOT HAVE COE PERMIT FOR THE DISCHARGES. RESPONDENT'S DISCHARGES VIOLATED SECTION 301 (A) OF THE ACT. UNDER SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE ACT, 33 U.S.C. SEC. 1319 (G)(2)(A), RESPONDENT IS LIABLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000 PER VIOLATION, UP TO A MAXIMIM OF $25,000.

Defendants (1)

• RED RIVER ENTERTAINMENT OF SHREVEPORT PANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RED RIVER ENTERTAINMENT OF SHREVEPORT PARTNERSHIP

  SEC. 30, T 18N, R 13W, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71101

  Registry ID: 110010783036

Statutes cited

• CWA 301A — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• RED RIVER ENTERTAINMENT OF SHREVEPORT PARTNERSHIPentered 1994-05-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1994-04-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1994-05-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-05-19Final Order Issued
• 1994-05-19Compliance Achieved
• 1994-05-19Enforcement Action Closed