Civil Litigation,
Environmental & Energy,
Government
Aug. 16, 2017
Farmer settles with government in Clean Water Act dispute
The nearly half-decade-long case of a farmer who plowed a field in violation of the federal Clean Water Act ended with a settlement on Tuesday.
SACRAMENTO — The nearly half-decade-long case of a farmer who plowed a field in violation of the federal Clean Water Act ended with a settlement on Tuesday.
John Duarte was facing a demand for $2.8 million in civil penalties from the Army Corps of Engineers, plus environmental mitigation that could have cost millions more. Instead, he agreed to pay a $330,000 civil penalty and $770,000 for environmental mitigation.
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