{"id":1062,"date":"2010-02-24T00:45:51","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T05:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cnht.org\/news\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2017-12-19T12:37:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T17:37:42","slug":"couple-fined-18k-for-violation-of-cspa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnht.org\/news\/2010\/02\/24\/couple-fined-18k-for-violation-of-cspa\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple Fined $18K for Violation of CSPA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lowell Sun<\/a>
\nA Massachusetts couple was fine $18,000 for supposedly violating the NH Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act<\/a> on their lakefront property in NH after making alterations to their property for the purpose of making it more livable.<\/p>\n

“CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts couple has been fined $18,500 for violating New Hampshire’s wetlands regulations and shoreland protection act.<\/p>\n

State environmental services officials said Monday that Richard and Colleen Lefebvre of Tewksbury, Mass., dredged and filled several areas at their New Hampshire home in Springfield on Palazzi Pond without a permit. Officials said they installed a culvert in an area where a stream flows part of the year, failed to properly install and maintain erosion controls and failed to maintain a woodland buffer on Palazzi Pond, which also is known as Bog Pond.<\/p>\n

Half the fine is due by March 29. Half was suspended contingent upon the site being restored.”<\/em><\/p>\n

If the federal government has its way, soon it will control every puddle on every property, public or private, by way of the Clean Water Restoration Act, Senate Bill 787.<\/a><\/p>\n

NH Senator Jeanne Shaheen is a co-sponsor.<\/strong><\/p>\n