# ROGER J. GAUTREAU
> **Judicial** · FY1995 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `36120`
- **Case Number:** 06-1995-0249
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $3K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ROGER J. GAUTREAU (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(B) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SEC. 1319(B).                                             2. ROGER J. GAUTREAU                                            40236 RHONDA AVENUE                                          PRAIRIEVILLE, LOUISIANA 70769                                PROPERTY VIOLATIONS OCCURRED ON:                             45426 TEE PEE LANE                                           ST. AMANT, LOUISIANA 70774                                   (ASCENSION PARISH)                                        3. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY DEPOSIT-    ING DREDGED AND FILL MATERIALS INTO WETLANDS WITHOUT AC-     QUIRING A PERMIT TO DO SO FROM THE CORE OF ENGINEERS         (COE) AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 404 OF THE CWA. THE RESPOND-    ENT DEPOSITED EXCAVATED AND HAULED MATERIAL INTO APPROX-     IATELY 2.5 ACRES OF WETLAND ON HIS PROPERTY.                 AFTER RECEIVING COMPLAINTS FROM THE RESPONDENT'S NEIGHBOR    THE COE INVESTIGATED AND ISSUED A VERBAL CEASE AND DESIST    ORDER TO THE RESPONDENT. THE COE FOLLOWED THIS WITH A        WRITTEN CEASE AND DESIST ORDER GIVING THE RESPONDENT THE     OPTION OF RESTORING THE PROPERTY TO ITS PRE-VIOLATION        CONDITION OR APPLYING FOR AN  AFTER-THE-FACT PERMIT.         THE RESPONDENT DID NEITHER. INSTEAD ON DEC. 9, 1993, HE      SOLD THE PROPERTY TO THIRD-PARTY PURCHASERS, WHO CONTEND     THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE WETLAND STATUS OF THE TRACT    OR OF ANY PENDING FEDERAL ENFORCE

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