EPA v. DONNA ROWELL BULKHEAD - ACO (CWA 404)
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On August 14, 2025, Region 10 issued multiple Administrative Orders on Consent requiring Donna Rowell and Joe Franett to remove a126-feet long concrete block bulkhead constructed below the high tide line of Swinomish Channel in Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington. Respondents also agreed to submit to EPA, for review and approval, a mitigation planting plan to vegetate the shoreline with dune grass and other native species to stabilize the beach substrate and to minimize erosion resulting from boat wakes. Shoreline plantings would commence this fall and become established prior to the complete removal of the bulkhead by next spring.
Defendants (1)
- DONNA ROWELLNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DONNA ROWELL BULKHEAD
10826 JOSH GREEN LANE, MOUNT VERNON, WA, 98273
Registry ID: 110071893831
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DONNA ROWELL BULKHEAD - ACO (CWA 404)entered 2025-08-14
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2025-06-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2025-08-14Final Order Issued
- 2025-08-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2026-06-16Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604442089
- Case number
- 10-2025-0123
- 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 10-2025-0123 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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