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10-2017-0028Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2017· Region 10

EPA v. NYGAARD LAND LLC AND MARTIN NYGAARD - COMPLIANCE ORDER

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

On December 15, 2016, Region 10 issued an administrative order on consent to the Martin Nygaard and Nygaard Land LLC (Respondents) to resolve Clean Water Act (CWA) violations in Warrenton, Oregon. Respondents violated the CWA by discharging an unspecified quantity of dredged and/or fill material into approximately 72.5 acres of freshwater wetlands and over 3,500 feet of jurisdictional tidal channels without a Department of the Army Corps of Engineers CWA Section 404 permit. Respondents agreed to restore essential wetland and tidal habitat used by salmon and other aquatic species through an EPA-approved Restoration Plan.

Defendants (2)

  • Nygaard Land LLCNamed in settlement
  • Martin NygaardNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • NYGAARD, MARTIN - LEWIS AND CLARK RIVER PROPERTY

    UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY NEXT TO HWY 101 BUSINESS, WARRENTON, OR, 97146

    Registry ID: 110067009114

Statutes cited

  • CWA 404Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • NYGAARD LAND LLC AND MARTIN NYGAARD - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENTentered 2016-12-15

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2016-11-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2016-12-15Final Order Issued

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3600849666
Case number
10-2017-0028
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
10
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2017-0028 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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