[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 10010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5776]



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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 February 29, 1996 a proposed consent Decree in 
United States et al. v. Board of County Commissioners of Allen County, 
Ohio, Civil Action No. 3:96CV7135 was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. This consent decree 
represents a settlement of claims by the United States and the State of 
Ohio against the Board of County Commissioners of Allen County (the 
Board) for violations of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1311, and the terms and conditions of two National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by the State.
    Under this settlement, the Board will implement and complete a 
construction program designed to upgrade treatment systems at its two 
wastewater treatment facilities. Interim effluent limitations are 
provided for the construction period and until issuance of renewal 
NPDES permits for the facilities. In addition, the Board will pay a 
civil penalty of $100,000. Ninety percent (90%) of the penalty is 
payable to the United States and ten percent (10%) is payable to the 
State. Stipulated penalties may be imposed in the event the Board does 
not comply with the requirements of the Consent Decree.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to 
United States et al. v. The Board of County Commissioners of Allen 
County, Ohio, D.J. #90-5-1-1-3841.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, Northern District of Ohio, Room 305, U.S. 
Courthouse, 1716 Spielbusch Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43624, and at U.S. EPA 
Region 5, Office of Regional Counsel, 200 West Adams, Chicago, 
Illinois, 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. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the 
amount of $9.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section.
[FR Doc. 96-5776 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am]
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