EPA v. COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$240,000
Case summary
BEGINNING IN THE SPRING OF 1995 AND CONTINUING TO THE PRESENT, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY HAS BEEN PERFORMING SUBSTANTIAL ROAD AND BRIDGE REPAIR WORK AT WELL OVER 200 SITES SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. ROAD AND BRIDGE WORK AT ABOUT 104 OF THESE SITES INVOLVED DISCHARGE OF FILL MATERIAL TO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE COUNTY HAS LACKED CWA SECTION 404 PERMITS FOR THIS WORK. ACCORDINGLY, THESE FILL DISCHARGES VIOLATED CWA SECTION 301(A), WHICH PROHIBITS THE DISCHARGE OF FILL TO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY A SECTION 404 PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTYNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY OF
1050 MONTEREY #370, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, 93408
Registry ID: 110010705308
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPOentered 1998-12-16
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $240,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1996-03-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-08-14Complaint Filed With Court
- 1998-12-16Final Order Lodged
- 1998-12-16Final Order Entered
- 1998-12-28Concluded
- 1998-12-28Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52663
- Case number
- 09-1996-0045
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- RC-2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1996-0045 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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