Department of Justice
In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States and State of Alaska v. Duran Construction Co. LLC, Marciano Duran, and Josette Duran, No. 1:22-cv-00091-ACP, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Alaska on July 30, 2026.
This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the United States against Duran Construction Co. LLC, Marciano Duran, and Josette Duran, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1319, to obtain injunctive relief from and impose civil penalties against the Defendants for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants without a permit into waters of the United States. The proposed Consent Decree resolves these allegations by requiring the Defendants to restore the impacted areas and/or perform mitigation and to pay a civil penalty.
The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Daniel Martin, United States Department of Justice, Environmental Defense Section, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611, or pubcomment_eds.enrd@usdoj.gov and refer to United States, et al. v. Duran Construction Co. LLC, et al., DJ # 90-5-1-1-21970.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, United States District Court for the District of Alaska, James M. Fitzgerald U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, 222 W 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99513. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree may be examined electronically at https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
Charles Spear,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division.