[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 40 (Thursday, February 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 9320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4696]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on January 31, 2002 a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Deltech Corp., Civil Action No. 02-131-B-M1 
was lodged with the United States District Court for the Middle 
District of Louisiana.
    In this action the United States sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief for violations of the Clean Water Act and Deltech's 
NPDES Permit at it's speciality chemical plant in Baton Rouge, 
Louisiana. The Consent Decree settles the United States' claims against 
Deltech for discharging pollutants in excess of its permit limits and 
failing to properly operate and maintain its facility. The Consent 
Decree requires that Deltech install a water recycling system and a 
clarifier to treat its process waste. It also requires that Deltech pay 
a civil penalty of $120,000 for past violations and perform a $50,000 
Supplemental Environment Road Paving Project.
    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, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. Deltech Corp. No. 02-131-B-M1 (M.D. La.), D.O.J. Ref. 
90-5-1-1-4494.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Middle District of Louisiana, 777 Florida Street, Room 
208, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801, and at U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. 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, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing a 
request to Tonia Fleetwood, fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in 
the amount of $5.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to 
the U.S. Treasury.

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 02-4696 Filed 2-27-02; 8:45 am]
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