EPA v. ADAM BROTHERS FARMING, INC.
Case summary
ADAM BROS. FARMING, INC. AND SEVERAL RELATED DEFENDANTS VIOLATED SECTION 310 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA) BY DISCHARGING DREDGED AND FILL MATERIALS TO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITH A CWA SECTION 404 PERMIT ISSUED BY THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. EPA'S REFERRAL REQUEST DOJ TO SEEK AN INJUNCTION REQUIRING ABFI TO RESTORE THE SITE AND PERFORM AN OFF-SITE MITIGATION PROJECT.
Defendants (6)
- ADAM BROTHERS FARMING, INC.Named in complaint
- DOMINIC ADAMNamed in complaint
- ICEBERG HOLDING, L.P.Named in complaint
- KIEVAN ADAMNamed in complaint
- PETER ADAMNamed in complaint
- RICHARD ADAMNamed in complaint
Facilities (2)
ADAM BROTHERS FARM
HWY ONE BETWEEN BLACK RD AND SOLOMON RD, ORCUTT, CA, 93455
Registry ID: 110010627759
ADAM BROTHERS FARM
HWY ONE BETWEEN BLACK RD AND SOLOMON RD, ORCUTT, CA, 93455
Registry ID: 110010627759
Statutes cited
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1999-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1999-10-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2005-04-07Complaint Filed With Court
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53197
- Case number
- 09-1999-0135
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1999-0135 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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