8/19/2011 - ADMINISTRATIVE CONSENT AGREEMENT AND COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED. ORDER PERTAINS TO THE DEPOSITION OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. ON THE PROPERTY BY NORMANDY CORP., LOCATED EAST OF HWY 9 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 57, NEAR THE TOWN OF STEPHENS CROSSROADS, HORRY COUNTY, SC. THE IMPACTS OCCURRED IN AN UNNAMED PERENNIAL TRIBUTARY AND ITS ABUTTING FRESHWATER FORESTED WETLANDS. THE DEPOSITION OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL OCCURRED DURING DRAINAGE DITCH CONSTRUCTION THAT HAS AFFETED THE HYDROLOGY OF APPROX 40 ACRES OF JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS.
ON MAY 8, 2009 EPA ISSUED A CWA 309(a) ORDER TO CEASE ADDITIONAL DISCHARGES OF DREDGED AND FILL MATERIAL INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. AND ORDERED A SITE RESTORATION PLAN BE SUMITTED THAT WOULD STABILIZE THE DISCHARGE AREA USING APPROPRIATE BEST MGMT PRAACTICES; REMOVE UNAUTHORIZED DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL THAT HAD BEEN DEPOSITED INTO WATERS OF THE U.S.; AND RESTORE IMPACTED WATERS OF THE U.S. AT THE DISHARGE AREA. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE ORDER HAD BEEN ISSUED TO A PARTY OTHER THAN THE RESPONDENT. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE ORDER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO RESPONDENT AND THAT RESPONDENT WOULD VOLUNTARILY PROVIDE TO EPA CERTAIN REQUESTED INFO RELATING TO RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY. THAT INFO WAS PROVIDED AND THE PARTIES ENTERED INTO DISCUSSIONS FOR RESOLUTION.
RESPONDENT AT ALL TIMES RELEVANT WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE PARCEL OF LAND THAT CONTAINED THE DISCHARGE AREA.
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