[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 34953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12202]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7 notice is hereby given that on April 26, 2002, a 
proposed Consent Decree in United States, et al., v. Mayor and City 
Council of Baltimore, Maryland, Civil Action No. 02-1524 JFM, was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the District of 
Maryland.
    In this action the United States sought injunctive relief and civil 
penalties pursuant to section 301, 309, and 402 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1319, and 1342, 
against The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Maryland for 
unpermitted discharges of sewage from its sanitary sewer system. Under 
the terms of the proposed Consent Decree, Baltimore will implement and 
complete a comprehensive program of injunctive relief to meet specified 
milestone dates and subject to stipulated venalities. Pursuant to the 
terms of the Consent Decree, Baltimore will undertake construction 
projects that will help ensure that its collection system has adequate 
capacity to handle wastewater flows. In addition, the Consent Decree 
requires Baltimore to undertake a comprehensive investigation of its 
collection system to identify and correct deficiencies. The estimate of 
the cost of the injunctive relief program is $940 million. In addition, 
under the terms of the proposed Consent Decree, Baltimore will pay a 
civil penalty of $600,000 and perform a supplemental environmental 
project of $2.7 million. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, 
Baltimore will complete the design for a biological nutrient treatment 
unit(s) at its Patapsco wastewater treatment plant.
    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, 
Environmental and Natural Resources Division, PO Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States, et al., v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 
Maryland, Civil Action No. 02-1524 JFM, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-4402/1.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, District of Maryland, 6625 U.S. Courthouse, 101 W. 
Lombard St., Baltimore, MD 21201, and at U.S. EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch 
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. A copy of the Consent Decree may also 
be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, PO 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 $25.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
U.S. Treasury.

Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environmental and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 02-12202 Filed 5-15-02; 8:45 am]
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