EPA v. NORTHSHORE INVESTORS, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. NORTHSHORE INVESTORS, INC. 5690 EASTOVER DRIVE NEW ORLEANS, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA 70458 FACILITY: RIVER OAKS SUBDIVISION SECTIONS 16, 21, 22, AND 57, T7 SOUTH, R11 EAST SAINT TAMMANY PARISH, LOUISIANA 3. RESPONDENT AND/OR PERSONS ACTING ON ITS BEHALF WERE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING FILL OR DREDGED MATERIAL INTO NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUT A COE 404 PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT THAT REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO: 1) RESTORE THE WETLANDS DESCRIBED IN THE FINDINGS OF VIOLATION WITHIN 30 DAYS RE- CEIPT OF THE AO, AND 2) COMPLETE A COMPENSATORY MITIGA- TION PROJECT AND OBTAIN A COE PERMIT FOR THE DISCHARGES DESCRIBED IN THE FINDINGS WITHIN 45 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE AO.

Defendants (1)

• NORTHSHORE INVESTORS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RIVER OAKS SUBDIVISION, ST. TAMMANY PARISH

  5690 EASTOVER DR, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 701283600

  Registry ID: 110010656101

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NORTHSHORE INVESTORS, INC.entered 1998-09-04

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-09-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-09-04Final Order Issued
• 1998-10-02Compliance Achieved
• 1998-10-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-10-08Enforcement Action Closed