[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 52690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24961]



-----------------------------------------------------------------------


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, notice 
is hereby given that on September 29, 1995, a proposed Consent Decree 
in United States, et al. v. Borough of Plum, et al., Civil Action No. 
93-370, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Western District of Pennsylvania.
    The complaint, filed by the United States on March 11, 1993, seeks 
injunctive relief and civil penalties under Section 309 of the Clean 
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania intervened 
in the action as a plaintiff. The plaintiffs' complaints allege that 
the Borough of Plum and the Plum Borough Municipal Sewer Authority (now 
known as the Plum Borough Municipal Authority) violated the Clean Water 
Act and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law by, among other things, 
discharging raw sewage into Abers Creek, discharging from the Holiday 
Park Sewage Treatment Plant in violation of a discharge permit, and 
improperly operating and maintaining the Holiday Park Sewage Treatment 
Plant.
    Under this Consent Decree, both defendants will pay a civil penalty 
of $180,000 for their past violations. In addition, the Plum Borough 
Municipal Authority will implement appropriate injunctive relief, 
including the construction of equalization tanks that will retain raw 
sewage so that it can be treated and discharged from the Holiday Park 
Sewage Treatment Plant rather than discharged directly into Abers 
Creek.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
D.C. 20044, and should refer to United States, et al. v. Borough of 
Plum, et al., DOJ Ref. #90-5-1-1-3960.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 14th Floor 
Gulf Tower, 7th Avenue & Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219; 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut Building, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 199107; and at the Consent Decree Library, 
1120 ``G'' Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-
0892. A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may be obtained in person 
or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th 
Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to 
the referenced case and number, and enclose a check in the amount of 
$12.00 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95-24961 Filed 10-6-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410-01-M