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FLORIDA EMPLOYEE, FIRM INDICTED FOR DAMAGING WETLANDS
Release Date: 08/20/2001
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FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2001
FLORIDA EMPLOYEE, FIRM INDICTED FOR DAMAGING WETLANDS
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818/hester.luke@epa.gov
Luke C. Hester 202-564-7818/hester.luke@epa.gov
Emilio A. Perez and Emi-Sar Trucking and Equipment, Inc. of Palm Beach County, Fla., were indicted on August 8 on charges that they violated the Clean Water Act and damaged federal property by dumping mixed solid wastes, including agricultural wastes, into wetlands at Bay Bottom and Sand Cut in Palm Beach County. Part of the wetlands belong to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Wetlands provide fish and wildlife breeding grounds and water purification. Dumping can destroy these environmental values. The case was investigated by EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division and the Environmental Investigations Unit of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami.
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