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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...

Reply(1) Levee work at Point Buckler Island in the Suisun Marsh has led to environmental fines following a California state appeals court decision. (Google Maps) By Kiley Russell, Bay City News Foundation SOLANO COUNTY, CA — 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 clean up and abatement order that requires him to r...