[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21057]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United 
States v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Civil No. 3:97-CV-01388-RNC 
(D. Conn.), was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of Connecticut on July 15, 1997. The proposed Consent Decree 
concerns alleged violations of sections 301(a) and 404(s) of the Clean 
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a) and 1344(s), resulting from the 
unauthorized discharge of dredged material into Long Island Sound. The 
defendant, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, was hired by United 
Illuminating Company to perform certain dredging operations pursuant to 
a permit issued by the Corps of Engineers. The alleged violation 
occurred when an improperly loaded scow encountered rough seas prior to 
reaching an authorized disposal area and was unloaded prematurely for 
safety reasons. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has agreed to a 
proposed Consent Decree to settle its alleged violations of the Clean 
Water Act.
    The proposed Consent Decree would require the Great Lakes Dredge & 
Dock Company to pay a $20,000 civil penalty and would permanently 
enjoin it from future violations of the Clean Water Act.
    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 Ms. Sharon S. Jaffe, Assistant United States Attorney, 915 
Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT 06604, and should refer to United 
States v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Civil No. 3:97-CV-01388-RNC 
(D. Conn.).
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 450 Main 
Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103.
Letitia J. Grishaw,
Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-21057 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]
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