8/2/11 - ADMINISTRATIVE CONSENT AGMT AND COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED.
THIS ORDER PERTAINS TO THE DEPOSITION OF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS AND WATERS OF THE U.S. INCLUDING APPROX 4.7 ACRES OF FRESHWATER WETLANDS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER. THE SITE IS LOCATED EAST OF PJ ROBERTS ROAD AND JACKSON WAY NEAR THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA.
COMMENCING ON OR ABOUT JUNE 2005 TO OCT 2007, RESPONDENT AND/OR THOSE ACTING ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT, DISCHARGED DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL INTO WETLANDS ON THE SITE USING EARTH MOVING MACHINERY, DURING UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH DITCHING ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO DRAIN INUNDATED AREAS OF THE SITE.
RESPONDENT DID NOT POSSESS A PERMIT UNDER CWA 404.
RESPONDENT'S UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES IMPACTED APPROX 4.7 ACRES OF FRESHWATER, FORESTED WETLANDS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER. THE MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER IS A TRIBUTARY OF THE OCONEE RIVER, A TRADITIIONAL NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE U.S.
RESPONDENT AGREES TO THE FOLLOWING:
A. RESPONDENT WILL RESTORE THE SITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTORATION AND MONITORING PLAN SUBMITTED FEB 24, 2010, AND AMENDED ON NOV 19, 2010, BY ECO-SOUTH, INC., ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT.
B. RESTORATION WILL INCLUDE: FILLING APPROX 2,865 LINEAR FEET OF DRAINAGE DITCH WITH ORIGINAL EXCAVATED MATERIAL; PLANTING A NATIVE SEED MIXTURE OF VIRGINIA WILD RYE, REDTOP, AND SWITCHGRASS WITH CLEAN WHEAT STRAW; PERMANENTLY BLOCKING THE 36 CULVERT PIPE LEADING