February 26, 2024 - TERMINATION ORDER
The US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia entered an Order terminating the Consent Decree.
3/23/18 -- MAGNOLIA VALLEY PLANTATION, LLC; MAGNOLIA HILLS, LLC; AND MAGNOLIA VALLEY, LLC (COLLECTIVELY MAGNOLIA ) OWN A 50-ACRE DEVELOPMENT SITE LOCATED IN EVANS, GA. THE MAGNOLIA SITE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPLAINT AND LODGED CD IS A RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SITE THAT IS AN EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE CD SETTLES ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MAGNOLIA'S CWA SECTION 402 GEORGIA CONSTRUCTION PERMIT, AS WELL AS A PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 404. THE 402 STORMWATER RELIEF SOUGHT BY THE CD WILL ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CWA AND THE PERMIT AT FUTURE SITES. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: MAINTAINING ADEQUATE SWPPPs; UPDATING SWPPPs AS NECESSARY COMPLIANCE MANAGER; CONDUCTING COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS AT FUTURE SITES; RETAINING AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY VERIFIER WHO WILL CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE VERIFICATION OF MAGNOLIA'S COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS AT FUTURE SITES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.