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Federal Data Annual Results - 2007
Georgia
EPA works in partnership with states in targeting federal enforcement where it produces the most environmental benefit.
| Results Obtained from EPA Civil Enforcement Actions: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Direct Enforcement Benefits - including benefits from Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) | ||
| Pollutants Reduced (Pounds) | 47,234 |
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| Contaminated Soil to be Cleaned Up (Cubic Yards) | 99 |
Investments in Pollution Control and Clean-up (Injunctive Relief) | $2,091,385 |
| Investments in Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) | $8,754 |
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| Civil Penalties | $480,580 |
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| Counts of EPA Civil Enforcement Actions: | |
|---|---|
| Civil Judicial Conclusions | 4 |
| Final Administrative Penalty Orders | 46 |
| Administrative Compliance Orders | 29 |
Sources for Data displayed in this document: Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS), Criminal Case Reporting System, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Information System (CERCLIS), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo), Air Facility System (AFS), and Permit Compliance System (PCS) October 13, 2007.
Selected Highlights
Stormwater cases result in over 31 million pounds of pollution reduced. In support of EPA’s National Enforcement Priority for Wet Weather/Storm Water, Region 4 issued 27 administrative actions requiring injunctive relief for Clean Water Act and storm water violations at construction sites. These actions were brought against developers and homebuilders in AL, GA, KY, NC and TN. The total average annual amount of pollutants reduced for the actions was 31.9 million pounds/year. The violations ranged from failure to obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to failure to follow the NPDES permit conditions. The NPDES permit conditions that were violated included: failure to properly design, implement or maintain best management practices; failure to maintain records; failure to inspect; and failure to take all reasonable steps to prevent or minimize discharges that may cause harm to the environment. Each of the administrative orders required that the violations be corrected within a specified period of time and that documentation be provided to the government to demonstrate that the violations were corrected.
EPA Files Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) and Consent Agreement and Compliance Order (CACO) with Paulding Properties, Incorporated, of Dallas, Georgia, Resolving Alleged Violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act: On September 17, 2007, EPA Region 4 filed a CAFO with Paulding Properties, Inc., of Dallas, Georgia, resolving alleged violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act resulting from the dredging and filling of wetlands associated with residential construction activities at the Happy Valley development site. As part of the settlement agreement, Paulding Properties agreed to pay a penalty of $18,000. In addition to the CAFO, on August 21, 2007, Paulding Properties entered into a CACO with EPA Region 4 to perform substantial mitigation to remedy the dredging and filling of approximately 1.39 acres of jurisdictional wetlands and approximately 3,909 linear feet of a tributary of Lane Creek. As part of the CACO, Paulding Properties agreed to perform substantial restoration work including onsite stream restoration, erosion control, and replanting of vegetation. Paulding Properties also agreed to purchase 9,019 stream credits and 7.8 wetlands credits for direct impacts; and 5,000 stream credits for indirect impacts.
EPA Region 4 enters into Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Donald Evans, Bob Evans, Kevin Evans, and Evans Construction Company in Rome, Georgia for Clean Water Act Violations: Region 4 entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with the Evans Construction Company on July 26, 2007, resolving penalty claims for violations of Section 301 and 404 of the Clean Water Act. The violations arose in the aftermath of an earlier Section 404 enforcement action relating to wetlands along the Oosanaula River in Rome Georgia, which was settled by EPA in 2000 with a Compliance Order on Consent. Under the prior settlement, the Respondents agreed to complete partial site restoration, obtain an after-the-fact permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) for discharges remaining in place, and implement a plan to mitigate for the impacts to the wetlands. The COE did issue the after-the-fact permit and that permit included as a condition an obligation to implement the Wetland Mitigation Plan developed as part of the settlement. However, the Respondents failed to implement the mitigation plan, thus violating its Section 404 permit, and the COE referred that violation to EPA for further enforcement. The CAFO requires Respondents to pay a penalty of $157,500 for failing to comply with the Section 404 permit.
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia Enters Consent Decrees for Reimbursement of Costs Incurred under CERCLA at the Stoller Chemical Company and Pelham Phosphate Company Superfund Site in Pelham, Georgia: Two Consent Decrees were entered by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia providing reimbursement of costs for the Stoller Chemical Company and Pelham Phosphate Company Superfund Site, which is located in Pelham, Georgia. The Consent Decrees provide that Defendants, Gerdau Ameristeel US Incorporated, and Colgate-Palmolive Company, will pay a total of $10,100,000 for cost incurred by EPA to clean up the site. These settlements are the last in a series of settlements for this Site under which EPA recovered $14,100,000.