Dave Forman, Pacific Topsoils, Inc.

Mill Creek, WA: (Jun-21-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Dave Forman and Pacific Topsoils, Inc., located just southeast of Mill Creek, Washington, alleging that Forman and Pacific Topsoils violated the Clean Water Act. The suit claimed that in 2002, Forman and Pacific Topsoils discharged fill material into 0.32 acres of wetlands on the east side of 35th Southeast, near Mill Creek, WA without a permit. Pacific Topsoils removed the fill material and restored the site at the direction of the US Army Corps of Engineers in 2004. EPA had previously cited Forman and Pacific Topsoils for a CWA violation in 1992. EPA officials stated that wetlands provide significant wildlife habitat as well as provide benefits to neighboring property owners. Protecting Washington's shrinking wetlands is a top priority for EPA, and the suit was a bit to reinforce the importance of obeying the rules. In a settlement reached, Dave Forman and Pacific Topsoils agreed to pay the EPA $10,000 to resolve allegations. [YOSEMITE EPA: WETLAND FINE]

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Published on Jun-27-07