Following through on a Clean Water Act order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2004, a Kauai landowner recently restored sensitive wetlands adjacent to the Hanalei River that he had illegally filled in 2002 and 2003.

In June of 2004, the EPA ordered Ed Ben-Dor of Hanalei, Kauai, to remove all unauthorized wetland fill and restore the disturbed area into a functional wetland habitat. As required by the order, Ben-Dor replanted the wetland with native plant species, and will need to monitor the success of the restoration work for up to 5 years and submit regular monitoring reports to the EPA. The order also requires Ben-Dor to maintain a maintenance program to preserve the wetland

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(Source: Hawaii Reporter)