82 FR 53528 - Notice of Lodging of the Proposed Second Amended Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53528-53529]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24872]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On November 9, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Second Amended Consent Decree with the United States District Court for 
the Western District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States 
v. The City of Kansas City, Missouri, Civil Action No. 4:10-cv-0497-
GAF, proposing to modify the implementation schedule for certain 
injunctive measures required under the original Consent Decree entered 
in this matter on September 27, 2010, resolving Kansas City's alleged 
violations of the Clean Water Act (``CWA'' or ``Act'').
    The Consent Decree (``CD'') requires, among other measures intended 
to reduce or eliminate sewage overflows from Kansas City's sewer 
system, that

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Kansas City (``KC'') construct additional storage capacity to hold 
sewage for treatment during high flow periods, install thousands of 
feet of additional sewer piping, separate areas of combined storm and 
sanitary sewer, and install new pumps to convey flows in areas 
inadequately served by gravity flow. The City has requested this 
Amendment to allow for adjustments to the scope, nature, and/or timing 
of the implementation of specified aspects of the foregoing 
requirements, as detailed in the Proposed Second Amendment, in order to 
optimize the benefits and efficient implementation of these 
requirements. The State of Missouri, a non-aligned statutory party to 
this action, agrees with the proposed Amendment.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Second Amended Consent Decree. Comments should be 
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Kansas City, 
Civil Action No. 4:10-cv-0497-GAF. DJ Reference Number 90-5-1-1-06438/
1.
    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, Consent Decree may be examined 
and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $9.00 (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. 2017-24872 Filed 11-15-17; 8:45 am]
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