EPA v. FRIETAS BROTHERS FARMING
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$115,000
Case summary
AO ISSUED PURSUANT TO CWA 404 TO FREITAS BROTHERS FARMING (SUB-LEASEE), ERNEST DEGASPARIS (PROPERTY OWNER) AND BYRD PRODUCE COMPANY (LEASEE). THE VIOLATION INVOLVED AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION WHICH CAUSED UNAUTHORIZED IMPACTS/ DISCHARGES TO 26 ACRES OF WETLANDS. THE ORDER DIRECTS RESTORATION AND MITIGATION ACTIVITIES TO AMELIORATE THE IMPACTS. THE RESTORATION/REMEDIAL ACTIVITES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, AS OF 15 DEC. 2000, AND MONITORING/MAINTENANCE/ REPORTING ACTIVITIES CONTINUE AS REQUIRED BY THE ORDER.
Defendants (3)
- BYRD PRODUCE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- ERNEST DEGASPARISNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- FRIETAS BROTHERS FARMINGNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FREITAS BROTHERS FARMS
NORTH OF GUADALUPE, EAST OF HIGHWAY ONE, GUADALUPE, CA, 93434
Registry ID: 110010679079
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
FREITAS BROTHERS FARMINGentered 2000-10-19
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-10-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-10-19Final Order Issued
- 2001-10-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-10-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53780
- Case number
- 09-2001-0073
- 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 09-2001-0073 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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