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EPA Cites Lake Cadjaw Association in Wetlands Complaint

Release Date: 8/25/1999
Contact Information: Donna M. Heron, 215-814-5113

HONESDALE, Pa. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has cited the Lake Cadjaw Association for unlawfully filling in protected wetlands in Honesdale, Cherry Ridge Township, Wayne County, Pa.

According to EPA’s Clean Water Act complaint, Lake Cadjaw Association filled in over a half-acre of wetlands in October 1998 while opening a channel between two halves of Cadjaw Pond. EPA seeks an $11,000 penalty for the company’s failure to obtain a required permit before filling in these protected wetlands.

Under the Clean Water Act, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit is required before dredged or fill material may be discharged into wetlands areas. The permit requirement is designed to minimize the destruction of wetlands, which serve a number of critical environmental and economic functions -- including flood control, water filtration, and wildlife habitat.

Lake Cadjaw Association has the right to a hearing to contest the alleged violation and proposed penalty.