60 Day Notice 2016-00558

AG Number: 
2016-00558
Notice PDF: 
Date Filed: 
05/27/2016
Noticing Party: 
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Andrew Packard
Alleged Violators: 
Lake Oroville Marina, LLC
Forever Resorts, LLC
Chemicals: 
Lead and lead compounds
Source: 
Discharge into a source of drinking water

60-Day Notice Document

Civil Complaint
AG Number:
2016-00558
Complaint PDF: 
Date Filed:
08/05/2016
Case Name: 
CSPA v FOREVER RESORTS, LLC, et all.
Court Name: 
USDC, Eastern District of Calfornia
Court Docket Number: 
Case No. No. 2:16−CV−01595−MCE−EFB
Plaintiff: 
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Andrew Packard
Defendant: 
FOREVER RESORTS, LLC
LAKE OROVILLE MARINA, LLC,
BILL HARPER
REX MAUGHAN
Type of Claim: 
Unlawful Discharge
CWA (industrial storm water)
Relief Sought: 
Discharge Ban
Civil Penalty
Corrective injunctive actions
Contact Name: 
Andrew Packard
Contact Organization: 
Law Offices of Andrew L. Packard
Address: 
245 Kentucky Street, Suite B3
City, State, Zip:
Petaluma, CA 94952
Phone Number:
(707) 763-7227
Fax Number:
(707) 763-9227
Settlement
AG Number:
2016-00558
Settlement PDF: 
Settlement Date:
12/01/2016
Case Name: 
CSPA v. Lake Oroville Marina, LLC
Court Name: 
United States District Court - Eastern District
Court Docket Number: 
16-cv-01595-MCE-EFB
Plaintiff: 
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
Plaintiff Attorney: 
Andrew L. Packard
Defendant: 
Lake Oroville Marina, LLC dba Bidwell Canyon Marina
Forever Resorts, LLC
Rex Maughan
Bill Harper
Injunctive Relief: 
Defendants shall implement extensive new BMPs, including reconstructing discharge points to better treat storm water in order to prevent the discharge of lead to Lake Oroville.
*Non-Contingent Civil Penalty:
$ 20,000.00
Attorney(s) Fees and Costs:
$ 67,500.00
Payment in Lieu of Penalty:
$ 15,000.00  (Additional funds shall be used by CSPA to prevent, reduce or eliminate discharges of Proposition 65-listed substances to sources of drinking water, with priority given to Lake Oroville, the Feather River, or other California waters flowing to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.)
Total Payments:
$ 102,500.00
Will settlement be submitted to court?
Yes
Contact Name: 
Andrew L. Packard
Contact Organization: 
Law Offices of Andrew L. Packard
Address: 
245 Kentucky Street, Suite B3
City, State, Zip:
Petaluma, CA 94952
Phone Number:
(707) 763-7227
Comments: 
Defendants agree to pay the sum of $35,000 to the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment ("Rose Foundation") for projects to improve water quality in Lake Oroville, the Feather River or the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.


* A non-contingent civil penalty is the civil penalty that must be paid pursuant to the settlement, regardless of future events or actions of the defendant. If a settlement includes a contingent penalty, the plaintiff should report the additional penalty amount when it becomes due.