83 FR 56104 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 218 (November 9, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56104-56105]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24606]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 31, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled United States and 
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality v. Evangeline Enterprises 
LLC, Civil Action No. 17-01340.
    In this action, the United States, on behalf of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, together with the Louisiana Department 
of Environmental Quality (``LDEQ''), sought penalties and injunctive 
relief under the Clean Water Act and the Louisiana Environmental 
Quality Act against Evangeline Enterprises LLC (``Evangeline'') for 
continuous unauthorized discharges of pollutants from Evangeline's race 
horse training facility in Carencro, Louisiana to waters of the United 
States and waters of the State of Louisiana. The proposed Consent 
Decree will resolve the claims alleged by the United States and LDEQ 
and requires Evangeline to pay $300,000 in civil penalties and perform 
injunctive relief to bring its facility into compliance with applicable 
federal and state laws and regulations to prevent future discharges to 
area waterways.

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    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States and Louisiana Department of 
Environmental Quality v. Evangeline Enterprises LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
5-1-1-11485. 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 proposed Consent Decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the proposed 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 $10.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-24606 Filed 11-8-18; 8:45 am]
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