This reads like little more than a shakedown. Al Shaprton would be proud of them.
Here is one from the East Cost. At first the million dollar penalty seems large, but their after tax profit was about $236 million.
http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/state/red-banks-hovnanian-enterprises-to-pay-1-million-in-clean-water-act-violations
I try to be responsible when it comes to the environment, but have no tolerance for the Taliban Branch of the Green Movement.