EPA v. Tom A. Staben
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On March 1, 2012 the US District Court for the Central District of California signed a Consent Decree ordering Thomas Staben to pay a civil penalty of $225,000; remove the unauthorized fill material and restore approximately 4 acres of waters of the United States and monitor for five years; and contribute $150,000 to an in-lieu fee mitigation program designed to restore and enhance a tributary in the Ventura River watershed.
Defendants (1)
- Tom A. StabenNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
T.A. STABEN, INC.
LOS ANGELES AVENUE (P.O. BOX 255), SOMIS, CA, 93066-0255
Registry ID: 110028211478
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Tom A. Stabenentered 2012-03-02
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $225,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2008-09-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2008-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2010-06-15Complaint Filed With Court
- 2012-03-02Final Order Lodged
- 2012-03-02Final Order Entered
- 2022-05-02Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1400009658
- Case number
- 09-2008-2000
- DOJ docket
- C.D. Cal. No. CV-10-4419 JST (FMOx)
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2008-2000 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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