EPA v. Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) [AOC]
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
Caltrain carried out unpermitted work, discharging fill into the Guadalupe River during a bridge replacement project and impacting the habitat of endangered species like steelhead trout and salmon. The Mitigation Project would restore approximately 0.75 acres of degraded instream and riparian habitat.
Defendants (1)
- Michelle BouchardNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CALTRAIN GUADALUPE RIVER BRIDGE
WILLOW ST AND PEPITONE AVE, SAN JOSE, CA, 95110
Registry ID: 110071813418
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) [AOC]entered 2025-07-28
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2025-07-28Final Order Issued
- 2025-07-28Enforcement Action Closed
- 2025-08-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604478954
- Case number
- 09-2025-2081
- 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 09-2025-2081 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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