EPA v. MR. BURON GRIFFIN, BURON GRIFFIN FARMS, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. MR. BURON GRIFFIN BURON GRIFFIN FARMS, INC. FACILITY: SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 4 EAST HELENA, PHILLIPS COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72342 3. RESPONDENTS WERE IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 301 AND 404 OF THE CWA BY: A) RESPONDENT DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL, BY MEANS OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT, INTO APPROXIMATELY 4.2 ACRES OF WETLANDS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OF A COE 404 PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, RESTORE THE WETLANDS BY: 1) IMMEDIATE CESSATION OF ANY DREDGE AND FILL MATERIAL DISCHARGES; 2) REVEGATION OF THE IMPACTED AREA BY PLANTING AT LEAST 200 TREES PER ACRE; AND 3) TO PREVENT EQUIPMENT FROM ENTERING THE WETLAND BOUNDARY, STAKE THE AREA WITH METAL FENCE POSTS, OR A REASONABLE E- QUIVALENT, EVERY 100 FEET.

Defendants (2)

• MR. BURON GRIFFINNamed in settlement
• BURON GRIFFIN FARMS, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BURON GIFFIN FARMS INC

  SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 3 S, RANGE 4 E, HELENA, AR, 723429014

  Registry ID: 110010658449

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MR. BURON GRIFFIN, BURON GRIFFIN FARMS, INC.entered 1999-04-08

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-04-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-04-08Final Order Issued
• 2000-03-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed