4/4/05 - COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. THE ORDER PERTAINS TO THE DISCHARGE AREA LOCATED ADJACENT TO HIGHWAY 603 AND FARVE LANE, NORTH OF WAVELAND, MS. THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF MECHANIZED LAND-CLEARING AND THE ASSOCIATED DEPOSITION OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO APPROX 14 ACRES OF JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS. THE WETLANDS ARE ADJACENT TO THE HEADWATERS OF EDWARDS BAYOU, A TIDAL WATER BODY, WHICH IS TRIBUTARY TO THE JOURDAN RIVER WHICH FLOWS INTO SAINT LOUIS BAY. THE UNAUTHORIZED WORK WAS PERFORMED BY OR AT THE DIRECTION OF MR. RODNEY CORR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF CAMERON BAY ESTATES, A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION.
ORDER REQUIRES:
RESPONDENTS SHALL IMMEDIATELY CEASE PARTICIPATING IN, CAUSING OR ALLOWING ANY ADDITIONAL DISCHARGES OF ANY DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL INTO THE DISCHARGE AREA. IN THE EVENT THAT RESPONDENTS' COMPLIANCE WITH ANY STATE REQUIREMENT CONFLICTS WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER, RESPONDENTS ARE DIRECTED TO CONTACT THE EPA REPRESENTATIVE IDENTIFIED IN THE COVER LETTER.
RESPONDENT SHALL SUBMIT A RESTORATION PLAN TO EPA DESCRIBING THE SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN TO RESTORE THE IMPACTED WETLANDS TO FORMER ELEVATION AND VEGETATIVE CONDITIONS WITHIN 25 DAYS. THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE: REMOVAL OF FILL MATERIAL TO AN UPLAND LOCATION, SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE WETLAND SPECIES TO RESTORE THE VEGETATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IMPACTED WETLANDS, A MONITORING PLAN WITH SUCCESS CRITERIA, AND APPROPRIATE BEST MANAGEME