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Cherry County, Nebraska, and Richard Minor of Gordon Agree to Remedy Alleged Clean Water Act Violations | |
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2021-06-23 | |
发布年 | 2021 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 美国 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | Contact Information: Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“EPA is encouraged that the parties in this case have agreed to take action to prevent unauthorized discharges of pollution into the Snake River,” said David Cozad, director, EPA Region 7 Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division. “The agreement will protect this important aquatic resource, as well as prevent further impacts to downstream property owners.” According to EPA, in April 2020, Minor and Cherry County personnel excavated a drainage ditch on Minor’s property to alleviate flooding. The approximately 2.5-mile ditch connected to the Snake River. Within days of completing the ditch, rainfall events brought massive amounts of sand and sediment from and through the rapidly eroding ditch into the river. An EPA inspection in September 2020 determined that approximately 1.6 million tons of sediment had flowed into the river, and that discharges would continue to occur until the confluence of the ditch and the river was cut off. Further, the parties completed the work without first obtaining the required CWA permits. As part of the Administrative Compliance Order, Minor and Cherry County agreed to submit and implement a plan at the parties’ expense to cut off the confluence of the ditch and the Snake River and to install control structures to prevent further erosion and additional sediment deposits in the river. Under the CWA, parties are prohibited from discharging pollutants, including sand and sediment, into water bodies unless they first obtain CWA permits. # # # Learn more about EPA’s enforcement of the CWA Learn more about EPA Region 7 View all Region 7 news releases Connect with EPA Region 7 on Facebook: www.facebook.com/eparegion7 Follow us on Twitter: @EPARegion7 |
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来源平台 | US Environmental Protection Agency |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/332394 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
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