THIS IS A PRE-REFERRAL NEGOTIATION FOR WETLANDS VIOLA- TIONS IN ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA, JUST NORTH OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA. VIOLATIONS INCLUDE DESTRUCTION OF ABOUT 145 ACRES OF BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD WETLANDS AND ABOUT 2 MILES OF FLOWING STREAM/RIVERINE HABITAT. TWO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS UNDER SECTION 309(A) HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR RESTORATION OF ONE 10-ACRE SITE, AND RESTORATION WORK THERE IS UNDERWAY. THE VIOLATOR, WINDWARD PROPERTIES, IS A SUBSIDIARY OF MOBIL LAND DEVELOPMENT CORP., A SUBSIDARY OF MOBIL OIL. WINDWARD APPROACHED THE REGION INTERESTED IN SETTLEMENT WHEN WE INFORMED THEM THAT A REFERRAL WAS BEING PREPARED. THE REGION PROPOSES TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS AT $2.5 MILLION PENALTY PLUS MITIGATION FOR 120 ACRES OF WETLANDS THAT CANNOT BE RESTORED.