IN 1997, JACK NIECE, WHO WAS SIMPSON'S CONTRACTOR,CONSTRUCTED A ROAD THROUGH WETLANDS ADJACENT TO SALMON RIVER AND EXCAVATED AN ARTIFICAL CHANNEL TO RIVER THROUGH WETLANDS WITHOUT 404 PERMIT. SIMPSON REROUTED THE RIVER SO THAT IT WOULD FLOW CLOSER TO HIS VACATION HOME. SIMPSON HAS IGNORED SEVERAL ORDERS FROM THE CORPS & EPA TO RESTORE THE SITE. THIS REFERRAL SEEKS AN INJUNCTION ORDERING SIMPSON TO RESTORE THE WETLANDS & A PENALTY AGAINST SIMPSON AND NIECE FOR UNAUTHORIZED WORK IN WETLANDS. ALTHOUGH THE AMOUNT OF WETLANDS IMPACTED IS RELATIVELY SMALL (0.4 ACRES), THE REFERRAL IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ISSUES & BECAUSE SIMPSON HAS REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH ADMIN. COMPLIANCE ORDERS FROM BOTH THE CORPS & EPA. THE COMPLAINT, IF FILED, WILL BE FILED IN THE DIST. OF IDAHO.