[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 38215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18091]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Proposed Consent Decree

    In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7(b), notice is hereby given that 
proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Equus Farms, Inc., Civil 
Action No. 99-WM-1215 (D. Colo.), was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of Colorado on June 29, 1999. Final 
approval of the proposed Consent Decree is subject to the requirements 
of 28 CFR 50.7.
    In this case, the Untied States filed suit against Equus Farms, 
Inc. and The Anschutz Corporation for alleged violations of Clean Water 
Act section 301 and 404. The Complaint states that the defendants 
discharged dredged or fill material into waters of the United States at 
a site near the town of Masters, Colorado, without a permit issued by 
the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
    The United States and the defendants have reached agreement on the 
terms of a proposed consent Decree. Under the proposed settlement, the 
defendants would perform restoration and mitigation, and pay a civil 
penalty.
    The Department of Justice will receive written comments on the 
proposed Consent Decree or a period of 30 days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to Joshua E. 
Swift, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division, Environmental Defense Section, P.O. Box 
23986, Washington, DC 20026, and refer to United States v. Equus Farms, 
Inc., Civil Action No. 99-WM-1215 (D. Colo.), DJ# 90-5-1-1-05453.
    The proposed Concent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 1929 Stout 
Street, Room C-145, Denver, Colorado (303) 844-3433).
Letitia J. Grishaw,
Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment & Natural Resources 
Division.
[FR Doc. 99-18091 Filed 7-14-99; 8:45 am]
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