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

Case summary

On January 24, 2018, Region 10 issued an administrative order on consent to Dean and Dorothy Orbison and the Orbison Community Property Trust (Respondents) to resolve Clean Water Act Section 404 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. 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. Swan Lake is designated by the City and Borough of Sitka as an Area Meriting Special Attention.

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 AND THE ORBISON COMMUNITY PROPERTY TRUST - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENTentered 2018-01-24

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2018-01-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-01-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2018-01-24Final Order Issued
• 2019-12-09Enforcement Action Closed