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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD - CARPINTERIA

Administrative - Formal · FY1998 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 52977

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Case

Case Number
09-1998-0101
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
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Defendants (1)

Summary

THIS IS A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO SECTION 309A OF THE CWA, ISSUED AGAINST THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD FOR WORK PERFORMED AT THE CARPINTERIA SALT MARSH THAT WAS IN VIOLATION OF CWA SECTION 404 (WETLANDS). THE ORDER REQUIRES UNION PACIFIC TO UNDERTAKE RESTORATION OF THE SITE TO PRE-DISTURBED CONDITIONS, MEANING THAT THE AREA WILL AGAIN BE ABLE SUPPORT ESTUARINE WETLAND HABITAT.

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