EPA v. CRV Enterprises / Voorhees

Case summary

This is an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) pursuant to Section 301 and 404 of the Clean Water Act issued to CRV Enterprises and C. Ryan Voorhees. The violation involves the discharge of sediment (dredged or fill material) that resulted in the permanent destruction of three acres of waters of the United States. The Order directs CRV Enterprises and C. Ryan Voorhees to: (1) purchase 6 acres of mitigation credits at Sheridan Mitigation Bank; (2) permanently preserve approximately eight acres on-site including and directly adjacent to Cosgrove Creek and (3) temporarily preserve a 75-foot buffer around remaining waters on-site until a Section 404 permit authorizing fill into those waters has been obtained.

Defendants (2)

• CRV EnterprisesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• C. Ryan VoorheesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GOLD CREEK ESTATES

  HWY 26 BETWEEN HOGAN DAM ROAD AND ST. ANDREWS ROAD, VALLEY SPRINGS, CA, 95252

  Registry ID: 110018923012

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CRV Enterprises / Voorhees (AOC)entered 2005-05-31

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2005-05-31Enforcement Action Closed
• 2005-05-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-05-31Final Order Issued
• 2005-07-19Enforcement Action Data Entered