EPA v. McAmis, J.E. Inc. (Dredging)

Case summary

This is a Administrative Penalty action in which an initial complaint has been filed along with a Proposed Consent Agreement/ Final Order (CA/FO) pursuant to CWA Section 309(g). The respondent is J.E. McAmis, Inc., of Chico, California. The violation involves the unauthorized discharge of over-dredged material into San Francisco Bay, and the mis-dumping of other permitted dredged material outside the designated SF-11 disposal site in San Francisco Bay, on numerous occasions between August and November, 2001. These discharges occurred while McAmis was conducting maintenance dredging of the Larkspur Ferry Channel, under contract to the San Francisco District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The CA/FO establishes that McAmis will pay a $70,000 Class 2 Administrative Penalty. Public Notice of the CA/FO was published in the Federal Register on September 11, 2003.

Defendants (1)

• J.E. McAmis Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LARKSPUR FERRY CHANNEL

  EAST OF LARKSPUR (APPROX 0.5 MILES OFF SHORE), LARKSPUR, CA, 94939

  Registry ID: 110015754566

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• McAmis Consent Agreemententered 2003-10-22

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $70,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2003-09-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2003-10-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-10-22Final Order Issued
• 2003-11-25Enforcement Action Closed