9/19/2013 - ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. THIS AOC PERTAINS TO THE DEPOSITION OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO APPROX 3.9 ACRES OF JURISDICTIONAL FORESTED WETLANDS ADJACENT TO HORSE CREEK, WHICH DISCHARGES INTO LAUREL RIVER LAKE. THE DEPOSITION OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL OCCURRED WHILE CONVERTING A FORESTED WETLAND TO AGRICULTURAL USE.
RESPONDENTON MAY 3, 3012, THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE) CONDUCTED ON ONSITE INVESTIGATION AND MADE A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION THAT JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS HAD BEEN IMPACTED ON THE SITE.
ON MAY 17, 2012, THE COE ISSUED A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
ON JUNE 15, 2012, THE COE REFERRED THE CASE TO EPA FOR ENFORCEMENT.
ON SEPT 10, 2012, RESPONDENT REQUESTED THAT THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRSC) CONDUCT AN ONSITE WETLAND DETERMINATION. THE NRCS IDENTIFIED 3.9 ACRES OF WETLANDS THAT WERE IMPACTED THRU DITCHING, GRADING, AND BULLDOZING ACTIVITIES.
ON MAY 6, 2013, EPA CONDUCTED A SITE INSPECTION AND OCNCURRED WITH THE NRCS ASSESSMENT.
COMMENCING BETWEEN 2011 AND 2012, RESPONDENT AND/OR THOSE ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WETLANDS ON THE SITE USING EARTH MOVING MACHINERY DURING UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONVERSION OF FORESTED WETLANDS TO AGRICULTURAL FIELDS.
RESPONDENT'S UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES IMPACTED APPROX 3.9 ACRES OF FORESTED WETLANDS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO HORSE CREEK, A TRIBUTARY THAT CONNECTS WITH LYNN CAMP CREEK, A TR