[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 4474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2132]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Safe Drinking 
Water Act, as Amended

    Notice is hereby given that on January 5, 1998, a proposed consent 
decree in United States v. Andover Water District, Civil Action No. 98-
3-PC, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District 
of Maine.
    In this action, the United States alleged that the Andover Water 
District (District) failed to comply with requirements of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300f-300j-26, as amended by the Safe 
Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996, Public Law 104-182 (1996) (Act), 
and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including the Surface Water 
Treatment Rule (SWTR), 40 CFR 141.71. The complaint alleges, inter 
alia, that the District: failed to meet the filtration requirements of 
the SWTR; failed to comply with an administrative order issued by the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency with respect to that 
violation; and, failed to fulfill certain public education and notice 
requirements. The proposed consent decree resolves the United States' 
claims against the District. Under the terms of the proposed consent 
decree, the District will, inter alia, construct a new ground water 
well to supply drinking water to its users, comply with other 
provisions of the Act, including public education and notification 
requirements, and pay a $5,000 civil penalty.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
proposed partial consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer 
to United States v. Andover Water District, Civil Action No. 98-3-PC, 
D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-4379.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, District of Maine, East Tower, 100 Middle 
Street Plaza, Portland, Maine 14101, at U.S. EPA Region I, J.F.K. 
Federal Building, Boston, Massachusetts 02203, and at the Consent 
Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. A 
copy of the proposed consent decree may be obtained in person or by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in 
the amount of $7.50 (25 cent per page reproduction cost).
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-2132 Filed 1-28-98; 8:45 am]
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