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WINDING BROOK TURF FARM, INC.

Judicial · FY1989 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 188

$35K
Penalty
$0
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
01-1989-0027
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (3)

Summary

THE STATUESWHICH FORM THE BASIS FOR THEPROPOSED ACTION ARE CWA SECTIONS 301A AND 404. THE PROPOSED DEFENDANTS HAVE FILL APPROXIMATELY 19 ACRES OF WETLANDS ON LAND THEY OWN IN SUFFIELD, CONNECTICUT. THE FILLING WAS DONE IN ORDER TO EXTEND AN EXISTING TURF FARMING OPERATION.THEFILLING TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 1986 - 1988. THE PROPOSED RELIEF WILL SEEK MEASURES TO RESTORE THE FILLED WETLANDS TO THEIR PRIOR CONDITION. FOR ANY WETLANDS THAT CANNOT BE RESTORED, COMPENSATORY WETLANDS CREATION WILL BE SOUGHT. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF WILL BE SOUGHT IN EITHER A CONSENT DECREE OR UNILATERIAL COURT ORDER. A CIVIL PENALTY OF NO LESS THAN 100,000 WILL ALSO BE SOUGHT.

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