80 FR 28010 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 94 (May 15, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 28010]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11743]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act

    On May 7, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent 
Decree with the United States District Court for the District of Idaho 
in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Idaho v. City of 
Jerome, Idaho, Civil Action No. 15-155.
    The Complaint alleges that the City of Jerome discharged pollutants 
from its publicly owned wastewater treatment facility and sanitary 
sewer collection system, in violation of its National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System permit, issued by EPA pursuant to the 
Clean Water Act. Under the proposed Consent Decree, the City commits to 
upgrading the capacity of its wastewater treatment facility and payment 
of $86,000 in penalty. Pursuant to Section 309(e) of the Clean Water 
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(e), the State of Idaho is named as a co-plaintiff.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States and State of Idaho v. City of Jerome, 
Idaho, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10697. All comments must be submitted no 
later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice. 
Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:

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         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email............................  [email protected].
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction 
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, 
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $11 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-11743 Filed 5-14-15; 8:45 am]
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