EPA v. MR. DOUG PEAK, DOUBLE D INVESTMENTS,

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. MR. DOUG PEAK DOUBLE D INVESTMENTS FACILITY: WEST OF LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 447, SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 6, SOUTH, RANGE 3 EAST WALKER, LIVINGSTON PARISH, LOUISIANA 70785 3. RESPONDENTS VIOLATED SECTIONS 301 AND 404 OF THE CWA BY: 1) RESPONDENT AND/OR PERSONS ACTING ON ITS BEHALF DIS- CHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL BY MEANS OF HEAVY E- QUIPMENT INTO APPROXIMATELY 25 ACRES OF WETLANDS WITHOUT 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) RESTORE THE WETLANDS WITH- IN 30 DAYS BY: 1) REVEGETATE BY REPLANTING THE IMPACTED AREA WITH AT LEAST 200 TREES PER ACRE; AND 2) RESTORE SURFACE HYDROLOGY BY BACKFILLING ALL DRAINAGE DITCHES AND/OR ANY OTHER WATER DIVERSION FEATURES OR BY CONSTRUC- TION OF EARTHEN PLUGS IN ALL SURFACE DRAINAGE FEATURES.

Defendants (2)

• DOUBLE D INVESTMEMTSNamed in settlement
• MR. DOUG PEAKNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DOUBLE D INVESTMENTS, MR. DOUG PEAK

  W OF LA HWY 447, SEC. 13, T6 S, R3 E, WALKER, LA, 70785

  Registry ID: 110010697095

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MR. DOUG PEAK, DOUBLE D INVESTMENTSentered 1999-04-02

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-04-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-04-02Final Order Issued
• 2000-03-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed