EPA v. ORTEGA ROCK QUARRY
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$45,000
Case summary
THIS AO PURSUANT TO SECTION 404 OF THE CWA IS ISSUED TO ORTEGA ROCK QUARRY. THE VIOLATION INVOLVES THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF DREDGED AND FILL MATERIALS TO WATERS OF THE US, NAMELY LUCAS CANYON CREEK IN SOUTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. THE ORDER DIRECTS ORTEGA TO REMEDIATE THE DAMAGE DONE BY HIS ACTIVITIES.
Defendants (1)
- JOHN SCHMUTZNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ORTEGA ROCK QUARRY
33977 ORTEGA HWY, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA, 926752005
Registry ID: 110001150806
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ORTEGA ROCK QUARRYentered 2000-02-08
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-02-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-02-08Final Order Issued
- 2000-02-08Enforcement Action Closed
- 2000-11-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53690
- Case number
- 09-2000-0422
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ATWGL
- 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 09-2000-0422 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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