[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-6731]
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[Federal Register: March 23, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act
In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States, State of
Ohio v. Board of County Commissioners of Lawrence County, Ohio, Civil
Action No. C-1-91-302, was lodged on February 28, 1994 with the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The Consent
Decree provides for penalties and injunctive relief for defendant's
violations of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., its National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems Permit, and a U.S. EPA
Administrative Order. The Consent Decree requires Defendant Board of
County Commissioners to implement a comprehensive compliance program
for eliminating all bypasses and overflows from the defendant's sewer
system and wastewater treatment plant, and pay a civil penalty of
$15,000 for its past violations of the Clean Water Act.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the
proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United
States, State of Ohio v. Board of County Commissioners of Lawrence
County, Ohio DOJ Ref. # 90-5-1-1-3634.
The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the
United States Attorney, 220 U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Fifth and
Walnut Streets, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202; the Region Five Office of the
Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago,
Illinois, 60604; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW.,
4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed
consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent
Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In
requesting a copy please refer to the referenced case and enclose a
check in the amount of $11.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs),
payable to the Consent Decree Library.
John C. Cruden,
Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-6731 Filed 3-22-94; 8:45 am]
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