EPA v. MARTIN NYGAARD AND NYGAARD LAND LLC - PENALTY ORDER
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On January 23, 2017, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order with 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. Respondents agreed to pay a penalty of $62,924.
Defendants (2)
- Nygaard Land LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Martin NygaardNamed in complaintNamed 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)
MARTIN NYGAARD AND NYGAARD LAND LLC - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2017-01-23
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $62,924
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2016-11-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-01-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2017-01-23Final Order Issued
- 2017-02-14Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600849670
- Case number
- 10-2017-0029
- 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 10-2017-0029 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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