EPA v. DEAN AND DOROTHY ORBISON - THE ORBISON COMMUNITY PROPERTY TRUST - PENALTY ORDER

Case summary

On February 26, 2018, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order with Dean and Dorothy Orbison and the Orbison Community Property Trust (Respondents) to resolve Clean Water Act violations in Sitka, Alaska. Respondents violated the CWA by discharging approximately 400 cubic yards of dredged and/or fill material along 108 linear feet of shoreline, below the ordinary high water mark of Swan Lake, which is designated by the City and Borough of Sitka as an Area Meriting Special Attention. Respondents agreed to remove certain unauthorized fill material and implement an EPA approved Restoration and Mitigation Work Plan to reestablish the vegetated shoreline of Swan Lake for fish and wildlife habitat and to pay a penalty of $13,500.00.

Defendants (2)

• THE ORBISON COMMUNITY PROPERTY TRUSTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• DEAN AND DOROTHY ORBISONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ORBISON, DEAN & DOROTHY - ORBISON SWAN LAKE WETLAND PROPERTY

  613 LAKE STREET, SITKA, AK, 99835

  Registry ID: 110070028853

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DEAN AND DOROTHY ORBISON - THE ORBISON COMMUNITY PROPERTY TRUST - PENALTY ORDERentered 2018-02-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $13,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2018-01-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-02-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2018-02-26Final Order Issued
• 2018-05-08Enforcement Action Closed