ABERDEEN LANDOWNER FINED $14,000 FOR WETLAND VIOLATIONS
September 08, 2008
September 08, 2008
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following press release:
Jack Thompson and Thompson Leasing Company Inc. of Aberdeen, Washington have agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a $14,000 penalty to resolve allegations that the company illegally filled wetlands without a Clean Water Act permit.
According to EPA, in July 2003, Thompson filled 1.5 acres of wetlands on his property adjacent to the Wishkah River . . .
Jack Thompson and Thompson Leasing Company Inc. of Aberdeen, Washington have agreed to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a $14,000 penalty to resolve allegations that the company illegally filled wetlands without a Clean Water Act permit.
According to EPA, in July 2003, Thompson filled 1.5 acres of wetlands on his property adjacent to the Wishkah River . . .