# BONNEVILLE PACIFIC CORP
> **Judicial** · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `54057`
- **Case Number:** 10-1986-0041
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $30K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BONNEVILLE PACIFIC CORP (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS CASE INVOLVES A NUMBER OF SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF THE   CWA IN 1984 AND 1985 DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THREE HYDRO-     ELECTRIC PROJECTS IN THE STATE OF IDAHO.  THE VIOLATIONS     WERE CAUSED BY SUBCONTRACTORS OF BONNEVILLE PACIFIC CORP,    A UTAH CORPORATION THAT HAS AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN EACH OF THE PROJECTS.                                                  THE PROJECTS ARE: 1) THE FELT HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT NEAR   TETONIA IN TETON COUNTY, ID;  2) THE CEDAR DRAW HYDRO-       ELECTRIC PROJECT NEAR BUHL IN TWIN FALLS COUNTY, ID;         3) THE LQ-LS DRAIN HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT NEAR FILER, ALSO IN TWIN FALLS COUNTY, ID.  AT EACH OF THESE PROJECTS BONNEVILLE PACIFIC THROUGH ITS SUBCONTRACTORS DISCHARGED SUBSTANTIAL    AMOUNTS OF FILL MATERIAL TO WATERS OF THE US AND ADJACENT    WETLANDS IN THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTING ACCESS ROADS TO THE   PROJECTS.  THESE DISCHARGES WERE NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY       CORPS OF ENGINEERS' OR EPA PERMITS.                            THE VIOLATIONS ARE CONSIDERED SERIOUS FOR TWO REASONS.     FIRST, THE DISCHARGES RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL  HARM, PARTICULARLY AT THE FELT AND LQ-LS DRAIN PROJECTS.     AT THE FELT PROJECT, A TRIBUTARY TO THE TETON RIVER KNOWN    AS BADGER CREEK WAS COMPLETELY FILLED FOR APPROXIMATELY 100  LINEAL FEET AS A RESSULT OF DEFENDANT'S ACTIVITIES.  THIS    BLOCKED THE STREAM TO ALL FISH PASSAGE.  SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF BOULDERS AND DIRT WERE ALSO DISCHARGED TO THE TETON       RIVER, POSSIBLY IMPAIRING THE FISH HAB

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