RESPONDENTS OWN AND CONTROL PROPERTY KNOWN AT THE WHATLEY RANCH. FOLLOWING AN INSPECTION ON 8/4/95, EPA IDENTIFIED SIX LOCATIONS ON THE WHATLEY RANCH WHERE ILLEGAL DISCHARGES OF DREDGED ANDFILL MATERIAL HAD OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF WETLAND, STREAM AND BEAVER POND ALTERATIONS BY THE SUMMIT RANCH LLC, WHICH OWNED THE WHATLEY RANCH AT THAT TIME. SINCE PURCHASING THE WHATLEY RANCH IN SEPT. 1995, RESPONDENTS HAVE IMPLEMENTED VARIOUS REMEDIAL MEASURES AT LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE 8/10/95 LETTER FROM EPA TO KEVIN SMITH, MANAGER OF THE SUMMIT RANCH. DURING VARIOUS TIMES SINCE IT PURCHASED THE WHATLEY RANCH IN SEPT. 1995, RESPONDENTS OR THEIR AGENTS HAVE ALSO DISCHARGED DREDGED AND FILL MATERIAL IN CREEKS, BEAVER PONDS AND WETLANDS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE PROPERTY. RESPONDENTS HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED BY ANY PERMIT ISSUED UNDER THE CWA, SECTION 104 TO ALLOW THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES TO REMAIN.