On January 31, 2022, Region 9 entered into an AOC with Edward Lynn Brown regarding unauthorized discharge of fill into 2.71 acres of seasonal wetlands and vernal pool complexes at Respondent's farm in Merced, California, in violation of CWA section 301(a). As set forth in the AOC, Respondent will take certain measures with respect to jurisdictional waters: develop and implement a mitigation plan for removal of 1.9 acres of fill; restore and enhance 2.44 acres; and preserve an additional 12.66 acres within an 81-acre mitigation area. Respondent will also record a restrictive covenant over the mitigation area.