EPA v. WILLOWRIDGE ESTATES, L.L.C. AND RATHBORNE LAND CO., INC.

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 309(B) AND (D) AND 404(S) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(B) AND (D) AND 1345(S). 2. WILLOWRIDGE ESTATES, L.L.C. RATHBORNE LAND CO., INC. FACILITY: WILLOWRIDGE ESTATES PHASES IV AND V SECS. 4, 5, 9, 10, 14 AND 15, T14 S, R21 E BOUTTE, SAINT CHARLES PARISH, LOUISIANA 70039 3. RESPONDENTS WERE IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 301 AND 404 OF THE CWA BY : 1) VIOLATIONS OF THE 1984 AFTER-THE-FACT PERMIT; 2) UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OCCURING DURING THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF THE 1982 WETLAND DELINEATION; AND 3) UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OCCURING AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF THE 1982 WETLAND DELINEATION. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 309(B) AND (D) AND 404(S) OF THE CWA, EPA REFERRED THIS CASE TO DOJ REQUEST- ING THE INITIATION OF A CIVIL ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST THE RESPONDENTS. EPA REQUESTS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND A PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY OF $645,210.

Defendants (2)

• RATHBORNE LAND CO., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• WILLOWRIDGE ESTATES, L.L.C.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WILLOWRIDGE ESTATES PHASES IV AND V

  SECS. 4, 5, 9, 10, 15 & 15, T14 S, R21 E, BOUTTE, LA, 70039

  Registry ID: 110010776990

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WILLOWRIDGE ESTATES, L.L.C. AND RATHBORNE LAND CO.entered 2000-02-11

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $640,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1999-09-29Referred To Headquarters
• 1999-10-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1999-11-17Complaint Filed With Court
• 2000-01-17Final Order Lodged
• 2000-02-11Final Order Entered
• 2000-02-11Concluded
• 2000-03-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-08-11Enforcement Action Closed