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NEWPORT BANNING RANCH

Administrative - Formal · FY1998 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 52982

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Case

Case Number
09-1998-0106
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 WEST NEWPORT OIL COMPANY FOR WORK PERFORMED AT NEWPORT BANNING RANCH THAT WAS IN VIOLATION OF CWA SECTION 404 (WETLANDS). OIL AND GAS ETRACTION OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED ON THE SITE. INCIDENTAL TO THE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS, THE RESPONDENT PLACED FILL MATERIALS INTO WETLANDS HABITAT AT THE SITE IN ORDER TO CREATE ROAD BEDS. THERE WAS ALSO DISPOSAL OF UNNEEDED FILL MATERIALS IN THE HABITAT. THE ORDER DIRECTS CESSATION OF FURTHER SUCH ACTIVITIES, AND ORDERS DISCUSSION AND DESIGN OF FUTURE RESTORATION.

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