Bay Area Island s Owner Fined $2.8M for Illegal Levee Repair © Provided by NBC Bay Area
A man accused of illegally repairing a levee and damaging sensitive aquatic habitat in the Suisun Marsh is facing a $2.8 million fine following a California appeals court decision last month.
John Sweeney, who ran a kiteboarding club on Point Buckler Island in Solano County after buying it in 2011, must also abide by a cleanup and abatement order that requires him to restore the marshlands and tidal channels damaged during the levee work.
The 39-acre island in Grizzly Bay had previously been used by duck hunters and was surrounded by a levee that had fallen into disrepair, according to documents filed in California s First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco.
Owner of Solano County island must restore wetlands, pay $1 8M fine for illegal levee repairs
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Island S Owner Must Restore Wetlands, Pay $2 8M Fine For Illegal Levee Repairs
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