[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 103 (Thursday, May 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 30333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11954]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on May 12, 2004, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 04-
301 was lodged with the United States District Court for the District 
of Delaware.
    In this action the United States sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief arising from Wal-Mart's failure to comply with the 
regulations and permits governing the discharge of storm water at 
twenty-four construction sites in nine states. The Consent Decree 
provides that Wal-Mart will undertake a comprehensive management and 
oversight system to ensure that contractors building Wal-Mart stores, 
Sam's Club stores, and Wal-Mart Supercenters will comply with all 
applicable permits and regulations. In addition, the Consent Decree 
requires payment of a civil penalty of $3.1 million and performance of 
a supplemental environmental project comprised of the purchase and 
protection of wetlands or similar areas.
    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, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-4510/
3.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, District of Delaware, P.O. Box 2046, Wilmington, 
Delaware 19899 and at U.S. EPA Region 8, 999 18th Street, Denver, 
Colorado 80202. 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 or e-mailing a request 
to Tonia Fleetwood ([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, 
phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the 
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $14.25 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Karen Dworkin,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 04-11954 Filed 5-26-04; 8:45 am]
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