MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS CONSTRUCTED A DISTRIBUTION FACILITY FOR CRUSHED STONE AT THIS SITE, FILLING WETLANDS WITHOUT A PERMIT. THEY ALSO CONSTRUCTED NUMEROUS DRAINAGE DITCHES TO DRAIN WETLANDS IN ADVANCE OF FACILITY CONSTRUCTIO N, IN VIOLATION OF THEIR GENERAL NPDES PERMIT FOR STORM- WATER DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. DEFENDANT IS A LARGE CORPORATION WHICH SELLS CRUSHED STONE AND ROCK FOR ROAD AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. REFERRAL SEEKS PENALTIES AND RESTORATION OF ENVIRONMENT. THIS CASE INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT PRECEDENTIAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH WIDESPREAD DITCHING AND DRAINING OF WETLANDS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE NATIONAL MINING DECISION FROM THE DC CIRCUIT, AND WAS REFERRED AS PART OF AN INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS SUCH DITCHING.