EPA v. CHRISTOPHER LOVATO

Case summary

Christopher Lovato is one of two Operators along with the Owner who discharged dredged or fill material into Sheep Creek and its adjacent wetlands (86 sites over 1.66 miles) near Saguache, Colorado, without a permit, in violation of section 301(a) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1311(a), which prohibits the discharge of a pollutant unless authorized by a permit issued under section 404 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1344. Separate penalty actions have been issued to the Owner (Robert Gregg Sease - CWA-08-2014-0018) and 2nd Operator (Skoglund Excavating, Inc- CWA-08-2014-0027). The Owner, Robert Gregg Sease has agree to resolve the injunctive relief portion of this case under AOC CWA-08-2014-0024.

Defendants (1)

• CHRISTOPHER LOVATONamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ROBERT GREGG SEASE/LOVATO

  28890 COLORADO ROAD 33-EE, SAGUACHE, CO, 81149

  Registry ID: 110040422450

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CHRISTOPHER LOVATOentered 2014-09-09

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-09-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-09-09Final Order Issued
• 2014-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-12-16Enforcement Action Closed