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 404 — Permits 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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