[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 15518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8558]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a Consent Decree in United States v. USA Waste 
Services, Inc., Civil No. 96-C-1613 (N.D. Ill.), was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on 
March 26, 1996.
    The Consent Decree concerns alleged violations of section 301(a) of 
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a), resulting from the defendant's 
discharge of fill material into wetlands without a permit from the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers. USA Waste Services, Inc. unlawfully discharged 
fill material into wetlands in connection with its operation and 
expansion of the ARF Landfill in Lake County, Illinois, just north of 
Chicago. Under the Consent Decree, the defendant would perform 
restoration/mitigation and would pay a civil penalty.
    The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to 
the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to Linda A. 
Wawzenski, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 219 
South Dearborn St., 5th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60604, and should 
refer to United States v. USA Waste Services, Inc., Civil No. 96-C-1613 
(N.D. Ill.).
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, United 
States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 219 South 
Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois 60604.
Letitia J. Grishaw,
Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division.
[FR Doc. 96-8558 Filed 4-5-96; 8:45 am]
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