EPA v. MR. GARY GIBBS - DOUBLE J HUNT CLUB & MR. JACK HARLSON - DIT

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. 1319(G). 2. MR. GARY GIBBS - DOUBLE J HUNT CLUB MR. JACK HARLSON - DITCH BUSTERS SEC. 24, T7 N, R1 W ON THE FAIR OAKS QUAD HUNTER, WOODRUFF COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72074 3. RESPONDENTS WERE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY: A) RESPONDENTS AND/OR INDIVIDUALS ACTING ON ITS BE- HALF DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL BY MEANS OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO APPROXIMATELY 3.3 ACRES OF WETLANDS LOCATED IN THE HISTORICAL CHANNEL OF SECOND CREEK AND AD- JACENT WETLANDS NEAR FAIR OAKS QUAD WITHOUT A 404 PERMIT FROM COE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THJE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $6,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (2)

• MR. GARY GIBBS - DOUBLE J HUNT CLUBNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• MR. JACK HARLSON - DITCH BUSTERSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MR. GARY GIBBS - DOUBLE J HUNT CLUB

  SECTION 24, T7N, R1 W, ON THE FAIR OAKS QUAD, HUNTER, AR, 72074

  Registry ID: 110010697013

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DOUBLE J HUNTING CLUBentered 2000-12-29

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $6,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-01-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-01-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-12-29Final Order Issued
• 2001-01-26Compliance Achieved
• 2001-01-26Enforcement Action Closed