$2.8m fine faced for illegal Suisun Marsh levee work
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 restore the marshlands and tidal channels damaged during the levee work.