ILLEGAL DRAINING AND FILLING OF APPROX. 35 ACRES OF HIGH QUALITY WETLANDS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA, 33 U.S.C. @1311. BRACE DID NOT APPLY FOR PERMITS FROM THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 404 OF CWA, 33 U.S.C. @1344. BRACE WAS REQUIRED TO RESTORE THE WETLANDS TO THEIR ORIGINAL UNDISTURBED CONDITION - HE DID NOT COMPLY AND THE FILL REMAINS IN THE WETLANDS.