[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 46948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19385]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on July 13, 2000, a 
proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Harris County Municipal 
Utility District No. 50 (``Defendant''), Civil Action No. H-00-1931, 
was lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Texas, Houston Division.
    In this action the United States, on behalf of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), and the State of Texas, 
sought injunctive relief and civil penalties arising from the operation 
of a publicly owned sewage treatment works located in Barrett Station, 
Harris County, Texas. Pursuant to the proposed Consent Decree, the 
Defendant will take measures to properly operate and maintain the 
collection system, identify problems that lead to noncompliance within 
the collection system and facility, and undertake the necessary capital 
improvements to eliminate unauthorized discharges. The proposed Consent 
Decree also requires the Defendant to pay $10,000. The proposed Consent 
Decree resolves the Defendant's liability under Section 309 of the 
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319 and Texas Water Code Sec. 7.105.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20044-
7611, and should refer to United States v. Harris County Municipal 
Utility District No. 50, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-4505. The Consent Decree 
may be examined at U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, 
Dallas, Texas. A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of 
Justice, Washington, D.C. 30044-7611. In requesting a copy, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $7.75 payable to the Consent Decree 
Library.

Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 00-19385 Filed 7-31-00; 8:45 am]
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