On September 30, 2020, Region 10 filed an administrative complaint alleging violations of the Clean
Water Act by Kirk Wilson (Respondent), in Tolsona Lake, near Glennallen, Alaska. EPA alleges that
Respondent discharged dredged and/or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands
that share a surface hydrological connection to Tolsona Lake, a traditional navigable water, without a
permit or authorization from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As a result of informal settlement
conferences that followed, EPA reached a settlement for a bottom line penalty in the amount of
$8,500.00, which will be included in a Consent Agreement and Final Order. In addition, Respondent
has agreed to enter into an Administrative Order on Consent that requires Respondent to submit a Final
Mitigation Work Plan for EPA review and approval following a scheduled Site visit by EPA. The Final
Mitigation Work Plan must include, at a minimum, a plan to backfill drainage ditches constructed along
the east side of the red road, install and/or replace certain culverts at the Site, and to construct a
drainage ditch between the culvert outlet under the Blue Road and the shoreline of Tolsona Lake.
These actions will measurably improve the hydrological functions at the Site by restoring the surface
hydrological connections between the wetlands and Tolsona Lake that are currently blocked by the
unauthorized Red Road and diverted into the drainage ditches.