EPA v. DUTRA DREDGING COMPANY
Penalty assessed
$243,000
Case summary
THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ACTION UNDER MPRSA AGAINST DUTRA DREDGING COMPANY FOR UNAUTHORIZED OCEAN DUMPING OF FILL MATERIAL AT TWO SITES IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, ONE OFF THE COAST OF SAN FRANCISCO AND ONE OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO. THE COMPLAINT SEEKS A PENALTY OF $572,500.
Defendants (1)
- DUTRA DREDGING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
DUTRA OCEAN DUMP SITE #2
OFFSHORE APPROX 12 MI W OF SAN DIEGO, CORONADO, CA, 92118
Registry ID: 110010677160
DUTRA OCEAN DUMP SITE #1
OFFSHORE APPROX 49 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94105
Registry ID: 110010677151
Statutes cited
- MPRSA 101 — Prohibited Acts
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DUTRA DREDGING COMPANYentered 1998-08-07
Primary law: MPRSA
Federal penalty: $243,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1998-06-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-08-07Final Order Issued
- 1998-10-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53047
- Case number
- 09-1998-0172
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prohibited Acts
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0172 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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