EPA v. District #5 Road & Public Works Commission of St. Landry Parish, a Louisiana Commission
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Enforcement Action against the District #5 Road & Public Work Commission of St. Landry Parish for unauthorized mechanical clearing of approximately 3.6 acres of forested wetlands and approx. 2075 LF of other waters of the US. The unauthorized acticity occurred near Palmetto, LA and has been awarded an after-the-fact permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers.
Defendants (1)
- District #5 Road & Public Works Commission of St.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NEGRO FOOT BAYOU
AROUND 328 LOUISIANA 360, PALMETTO, ST. LANDRY PARISH, LA, 71358
Registry ID: 110054912617
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
District #5 Road & Public Works Commission of St. Landry Parish, a Louisiana Commissionentered 2013-03-26
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $20,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2013-03-26Final Order Issued
- 2013-03-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2013-03-26Enforcement Action Closed
- 2013-03-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400089854
- Case number
- 06-2013-2709
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2013-2709 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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