EPA v. Pala Band - Trujillo Creek

Case summary

This is the second of two Administrative Orders on Consent (AOC) involving the Pala Band of Mission Indians. This order addresses unauthorized discharges of dredge and fill material to Trujillo Creek, a tributary of the San Luis Rey River, in violation of Sections 301 and 404 of the Clean Water Act. The Pala Tribe must submit a Site Restoration Plan for removal of a road crossing and a rock barrier (rip rap) affecting Trujillo Creek. The AOC also requires an Off-Site Mitigation Project Plan, which may consist of (a) the purchase of credits in an approved mitigation bank; (b) the purchase of riparian habitat outside the Pala Tribe reservation to be preserved in perpetuity; or (c) the use of riparian habitat in a parcel already owned by the Tribe outside the reservation to be preserved in perpetuity.

Defendants (1)

• Pala Band of Mission IndiansNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRUJILLO CREEK (PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS)

  NEAR HENDERSON ROAD, PALA, CA, 92059

  Registry ID: 110020777293

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Pala Band - Trujillo Creek (AOC)entered 2005-02-10

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2005-02-10Enforcement Action Closed
• 2005-02-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-02-10Final Order Issued
• 2005-02-22Enforcement Action Data Entered