[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47592-47593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22661]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water 
Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy at 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that on September 5, 1995, a proposed consent decree in 
United States v. Why Wastewater?, Inc., Civil Action No. EP95CA381, was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the Western District 
of Texas. The complaint filed by the United States sought injunctive 
relief and civil penalties for violations by defendant Why Wastewater?, 
Inc., (``WWI'') of Section 3005 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6925 and 
Sections 335.2 and 335.94 of the Texas Administrative Code, for storage 
of hazardous waste without a permit. The proposed consent decree 
imposes a $103,000.00 civil penalty for these violations and injunctive 
relief against WWI to cease storage of waste without a permit.
    For a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, 
the Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed consent consent decree from persons who are not parties to the 
action. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. Why 
Wastewater?, Inc., DOJ #90-11-2-1029.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the offices of the 
United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Federal 
Building, Suite 200, 700 E. San Antonio St., El Paso, Texas 79901 and 
at the office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202 (Attention: Effren 
Ordonez, Assistant Regional Counsel). A copy of the consent decree may 
also be examined at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. Copies of the decree may 
be obtained in 

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person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library. Such requests should 
be accompanied by a check in the amount of $5.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction charge) payable to ``Consent Decree Library''. When 
requesting copies, please refer to United States v. Why Wastewater?, 
Inc., DOJ #90-11-2-1029.
Joel Gross,
Acting Chief Environmental Enforcement Section Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-22661 Filed 9-12-95; 8:45 am]
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