Public Notice: Consent Agreement and Final Order with Robert Chase, located at latitude 34.961557° N and longitude -84.974602° W, off Chattanooga Road NW, near the City of Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 4, located at 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303, proposes to issue a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO), Docket No. CWA-04-2024-1218(b), that assesses an administrative penalty of $15,000.00 to Robert Chase (Respondent), 1012 Bryant Road, Cohutta, Georgia 30710, under the authority of Section 309(g)(2)(A) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g)(2)(A).

The CAFO will settle the EPA allegations that the Respondent violated Section 301(a) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1311(a), by discharging dredged and/or fill material without obtaining a permit under Section 404 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1344, at property located at latitude 34.961557° N and longitude -84.974602° W, off Chattanooga Road NW, near the City of Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.

EPA is providing public notice of the proposed settlement pursuant to Section 309(g)(4)(A) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g)(4)(A), and 40 C.F.R. § 22.45. Because this matter involves a CWA Section 309(g) proceeding that is proposed to be simultaneously commenced and settled under 40 C.F.R. § 22.13(b), the EPA cannot resolve or settle this CAFO until ten days after the close of the public comment period in accordance with 40 C.F.R. § 22.45 (b) and (c).

Applicants or Respondents

Docket Numbers

• EPA-R04 CWA-2024-1218(b)

Related Documents

• Consent Agreement and Final Order with Robert Chase (pdf) (737.6 KB)
  Enforcement action for violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act