EPA has settled with Clay County, IN and Thad Shidler for destroying part of Briley Creek and adjacent wetlands. The county has agreed to pay $10,000 and place additional $5,000 into an account to manage replacement wetlands.
In 1999, EPA ordered the parties to restore the channelized creek and affected wetlands. The restoration was complete in 2002. The parties also agreed that by June 15, 2004, they would restore forested wetlands at another site owned by Shidler that had been converted to agricultural use and place it in a conservation easement