EPA v. IDAHO POWER - BARBER VALLEY DEVELOPMENT INC

Case summary

EPA Region 10 has issued an Administrative Compliance Order on Consent (?AOC?) to Barber Valley Development, Inc. (?Respondent?) for Clean Water Act (?CWA?) violations in Boise, Idaho, resulting from the discharge of dredged and fill material into wetlands adjacent to Council Spring Creek without a CWA Section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As part of an EPA-approved Restoration and Mitigation Work Plan, Respondent has agreed to remove the unauthorized fill material, restore the site, and improve forested wetland habitat through the creation and enhancement of an offsite mitigation area in Boise. The cost of the compliance action is approximately $113,450. Respondent has also agreed to pay $7,500 in penalties to resolve the CWA violations as part of a Consent Agreement and Final Order.

Defendants (1)

• BARBER VALLEY DEVELOPMENT INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• IDAHO POWER - BARBER VALLEY DEVELOPMENT INC

  EAST WARM SPRINGS AVE, BOISE, ID, 83712

  Registry ID: 110070945275

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• IDAHO POWER - BARBER VALLEY DEVELOPMENT INCentered 2021-05-14

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-05-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-05-14Final Order Issued
• 2021-05-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order