8/14/2013 - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ON CONSENT ISSUED. THIS AOC PERTAINS TO TEH DEPOSITION OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. INCLUDING APPROX 0.35 ACRES OF FORESTED WETLANDS THAT ABUT AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO THE BROAD RIVER, A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE U.S. THE UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES OCCURRED AT TWO LOCATIONS OWNED BY MR. LOWELL LANDON - 573 JOE FRAZIER ROAD (SITE 1) AND AN UNIMPROVED LOT NORTHEAST OF SITE 1 (SITE 2) IN BEAUFORT, SC. THE DEPOSITION OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL OCCURRED DURING RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND MECHANICAL LAND CLEARING WITH DISCHARGE OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL.
THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF THE TWO SITES ON FEB 8, 2011, AND FOUND UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES OF FILL MATERIAL IN JURISDICTIONAL FORESTED WETLANDS.
THE CORPS FORWARDED THE CWA ENFORCEMENT CASE FILE TO EPA ON FEB 11, 2011, REQUESTING THAT EPA RESOLVE THE ENFORCEMENT MATTER.
EPA SENT MR. LANDON A CWA 308 INFO REQUEST ON SEPT 26, 2011. MR LANDON RESPONDED TO THE INFO REQUST ON OCT 20, 2011.
EPA INSPECTED THE TWO SITES ON NOV 27, 2012 AN DFOUND UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES OF DREDGED MATERIAL IN JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS.
RESPONDENT AT ALL TIMES RELEVANT TO THIS AOC WAS THE OWNER AND/OR OPERATOR OF THE SITE: SITE 1 IS A 2.90 ACRE PARCEL THAT IS LOCATED AT 573 JOE FRAZIER ROAD; SITE 2 IS A 1.1 ACRE PARCEL LOCATED NORTHEAST OF SITE 1, ON THE EAST SIDE OF JOE FRAZIER ROAD, IN BEAUFORT, SC THAT CONTAINED THE DISCHARGE AREAS.