EPA v. JOSEPH O'MEARA, JOSEPH O'MEARA LIVING TRUST AND KILLARNEY WEST GOLF COURSE INC - PENALTY ORDER

Case summary

On April 14, 2017, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order with Joseph O'Meara, Joseph O'Meara Living Trust, and Killarney West Golf Course, Inc. (Respondents) to resolve Clean Water Act violations in Hillsboro, Oregon. Respondents violated the CWA by discharging dredged and/or fill material into waters of the United States without authorization under Section 404 of the Act. The discharge filled below the ordinary high water mark of a 3,960-foot section of the bed and bank of Dairy Creek and along a 739-foot section of Council Creek. Respondents agreed to implement an EPA approved Fill Removal and Restoration Plan to the affected sections of these waterways which provide valuable habitat to Upper Willamette steelhead trout and other aquatic species. Respondents also agreed to pay a penalty of $8,042.

Defendants (3)

• Killarney West Golf Course IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Joseph O'Meara Living TrustNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Joseph O'MearaNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KILLARNEY WEST GOLF COURSE INC - JOSEPH O'MEARA PROPERTY

  1275 NW 334TH AVENUE, HILLSBORO, OR, 97214

  Registry ID: 110032612377

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JOSEPH O'MEARA, JOSEPH O'MEARA LIVING TRUST AND KILLARNEY WEST GOLF COURSE INC - CAFOentered 2017-04-14

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $8,042

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2017-01-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-04-14Final Order Issued
• 2017-04-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-05-08Enforcement Action Closed