# PUERTO RICO LAND AUTHORITY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2002 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `8817`
- **Case Number:** 02-2002-3502
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $725K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- P.R. LAND AUTHORITY (FINCA PALMAREJO) (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

******                                                            VIOLATOR, A GOVERNMENT LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY, FAILED   TO PREVENT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF 14.5 ACRES OF WETLANDS ON ITS PROPERTY BY TRESPASSING HOMEBUILDERS.  VIOLATORS MUST COMPENSATE BY CREATING OR RESTORING 29 ACRES OF REPLACEMENT  WETLANDS.  COST OF INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IS ROUGHLY ESTIMATED AT $25,000 PER ACRE.

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