EPA v. CHOICE PROPERTIES
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$20,000
Compliance action
$2,500
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. CHOICE PROPERTIES, A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP 3421 NORTH CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 201 METAIRE, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA 70002 FACILITY: CRESTWOOD SUBDIVISION, ST. TAMMANY PARISH SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 11 EAST 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY TWO COUNTS OF DISCHARGING FILL MATERIALS INTO NAVIGA- BLE WATERS WITHOUT A COE 404 PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $20,000.
Defendants (1)
- CHOICE PROPERTIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CHOICE PROPERTIES
3421 N CAUSEWAY BLVD, METAIRIE, LA, 700023707
Registry ID: 110010734900
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CHOICE PROPERTIESentered 1997-12-05
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $20,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-10-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-10-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-12-05Final Order Issued
- 1997-12-16Compliance Achieved
- 1998-03-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37699
- Case number
- 06-1998-0002
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6RC-C
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1998-0002 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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