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Corps issues penalty to Southern California company

Published Nov. 1, 2018

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District issued a nearly $42,000 administrative penalty to SunCal Companies of Irvine, California, for noncompliance of a Clean Water Act permit associated with the Norco Ridge Ranch project in Norco, California.

The Corps issued the penalty to the Southern California-based developer for the following violations of Department of the Army permit number SPL-2000-01621:

  • Failure to fully implement a Corps-approved compensatory mitigation plan; and,

  • Failure to acquire and record a conservation easement over various Corps-approved compensatory mitigation areas, totaling about eight acres of aquatic resources.

The Corps can assess civil administrative penalties for violations of Department of the Army-issued permits, pursuant to section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Currently, penalties can range up to $21,394 for each permit violation, with the total maximum penalty being $53,484. Violations are evaluated for compliance and environmental importance.

Enforcement, as part of the Corps’ Regulatory program, is based on a policy of regulating waters of the U.S. by discouraging activities that have not been properly authorized or that are not in compliance with specified permit terms and conditions.  

For media inquiries, contact the Public Affairs Office at (213) 452-3925 or email PublicAffairs.SPL@usace.army.mil.


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Release no. 18-042