These cases were resolved by the state Department of Environmental Protection in September:

Town: Sabattus

Violator: Donald Therrien

Violations: Removed vegetation and disturbed soil in about 20,000 square feet next to Sabattus Pond, allowing soil to erode onto a neighbor’s property and into Sabattus Pond; failed to take measures to prevent unreasonable erosion of soil beyond the project site or into a protected natural resource

Resolution: Agreed to revegetate the disturbed area within 75 feet of the pond and to maintain erosion controls so that no more sediment enters the pond

Civil penalty: $1,500

Town: Waterford

Violator: Edwin R. Rolfe Jr.

Violation: Expanded a gravel pit by more than 5 acres since 1970 without first filing a Notice of Intent to Comply (DEP staff inspected the pit and determined it had been expanded by 8.2 acres)

Resolution: Agreed to submit a complete after-the-fact Notice of Intent to Comply and to pay past-due annual licensing fees

Civil penalty: $2,500

Town: Bethel

Violator: Jack L. Cross

Violation: Expanded a gravel pit by more than 5 acres since 1970 without first filing a Notice of Intent to Comply and excavated gravel from below the seasonal high-water table without obtaining a variance (DEP staff inspected the pit and determined it had been expanded by 8.3 acres)

Resolution: Agreed to immediately cease gravel mining below the water table, pay past due annual licensing fees and if an after-the-fact variance is approved, immediately comply with all terms and conditions of the permit. If the after-the-fact application is denied, Cross will submit a reclamation plan to completely backfill areas where the water table is exposed.

Civil penalty: $3,500