If I am right, you think that gravel extraction was politicized by the provincial government and by the executive of the Department. Even when politicized, things can be done in a proper way. I cannot understand why it was not the case. I wonder why the gravel couldn't be removed in a proper way. You are saying that this was politicized but to what extent was it politicized?
That guy who extracted the gravel could have abided by the regulations. Why didn't he do so? Why did the Department not stop immediately the work as soon as he knew the regulation wasn't met? I think that, in this case, the problem is mainly that the executive has been incompetent by not being aware of what was happening.