[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 33679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16158]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Final Consent Decree in 
United States v. Roger Fleming, Civil No. 3:96-2080-17 (D.S.C.), was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the District of South 
Carolina on May 28, 1997. The proposed Consent Decree concerns alleged 
violations of sections 301(a) and 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 
1311(a) and 1344, resulting from the unauthorized dredging, flooding, 
and diking of approximately 0.7 acre of wetlands in Eastover, Richland 
County, South Carolina. The violation involved the construction of a 
0.5-acre pond and the discharge of fill material into an additional 0.2 
acre of wetlands to form a dike on three sides of the pond. The manner 
of construction utilized also resulted in the unlawful impoundment of 
water on adjacent property. The pond was subsequently modified with the 
installation and reconfiguration of a new inlet pipe to eliminate the 
impoundment problem.
    The proposed Final Consent Decree would provide for the payment of 
a $250 civil penalty, permanently enjoin the Defendant from further 
violations of the Clean Water Act, and allow for monitoring of the 
corrective measures taken to ensure that impoundment does not reoccur.
    The U.S. Department of Justice will receive written comments 
relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of publication of this notice. Comments should be 
addressed to R. Emery Clark, Assistant United States Attorney, District 
of South Carolina, 1441 Main Street, Suite 500, Columbia, SC 29201 and 
should refer to United States v. Roger Fleming, Civil No. 3:96-2080-17 
(D.S.C.).
    The proposed Final Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's 
Office, United States District Court for the District of South 
Carolina, Columbia Division, 1945 Assembly Street, Columbia, South 
Carolina 29201.
Letitia J. Grishaw,
Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-16158 Filed 6-19-97; 8:45 am]
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