EPA v. CHUCHUA OASIS RANCH
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
THIS IS A CIVIL JUDICIAL REFERRAL PURSUANT TO THE CWA ISSUED TO BRIAN CHUCHUA, ET AL., FOR VIOLATIONS RESULTING FROM A FAILURE TO OBTAIN AND COMPLY WITH A WETLANDS CWA SECTION 404 PERMIT AND AN INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER GENERAL PERMIT. THE REFERRAL SEEKS A PENALTY (AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED) AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO RESTORE DAMAGED SECTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS REY RIVER.
Defendants (5)
- AL JULIANNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- BRIAN CHUCHUANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- JERRY PERRAULTNamed in complaint
- JOE WEBERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- WETLAND RECLAMATION INC.Named in complaint
Facilities (1)
CHUCHUA OASIS RANCH
33555 VALLEY CENTER RD, VALLEY CENTER, CA, 92082
Registry ID: 110010760113
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (3)
JOE WEBER (Consent Decree #2)entered 2004-07-23
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $6,000
AL JULIAN (Consent Decree #1)entered 2004-04-29
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $5,000
BRIAN CHUCHUA (Consent Decree #3)entered 2005-01-13
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $78,400
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2000-09-07Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2000-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-08-15Complaint Filed With Court
- 2005-01-13Final Order Entered
- 2005-01-13Final Order Lodged
- 2005-01-14Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53436
- Case number
- 09-2000-0164
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2000-0164 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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