[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29355-29356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13716]


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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 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a consent decree resolving the liability of Edward J. 
Edelen, III and The Lakes of Myrtle Beach, Inc. (``Defendants'') in 
United States of America v. Edward J. Edelen, III, et al., Civil Action 
No. 4:98-1538-22 (D.S.C.), was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of South Carolina on May 3, 1999.
    The proposed consent decree concerns alleged violations of the 
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, resulting from the unauthorized 
discharge of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States 
at ``The Lakes,'' a residential development in Surfside, Horry County, 
South Carolina (``Site''). The consent decree enjoins Defendants from 
discharging dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. 
The consent decree further requires Defendants to: (a) Preserve in 
perpetuity all 21.43 acres of jurisdictional wetlands located on the 
undeveloped portion of the Site, in accordance with a Wetlands 
Preservation Plan approved by the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA''); (b) obtain title to 400 acres of 
jurisdictional wetlands in the Waccamaw River watershed and preserve 
such wetlands in perpetuity (or provide an equivalent amount in 
mitigation credits), in accordance with a Wetlands Mitigation Plan 
approved by EPA; and (c) make a $1,000.00 monetary payment to the 
United States Treasury.

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    The 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 the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
United States Department of Justice, Attention: H. Michael Semler, 
Senior Trial Counsel, Environmental Defense Section, PO Box 23986, 
Washington, D.C. 20026-3986, and should refer to United States of 
America v. Edward J. Edelen, III, et al., DJ Reference No. 90-5-1-1-
4400.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court, Florence Division, 401 West Evan Street, 
Florence, South Carolina 29503.
Letitia J. Grishaw,
Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-13716 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
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