[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68979-68980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26116]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on November 15, 2004, a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States v. Orange County Sanitation District, 
Civil Action No. SACV04-1317 AHS (MLGx), was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Central District of California. The 
United States and the People of the State of California ex rel. 
California Regional Water Quality Control Board (``Regional Board'') 
are signatories to the Consent Decree.
    The United States and the Regional Board have filed a complaint 
against the Orange County Sanitation District (``OCSD'') requesting 
injunctive relief and penalties for violations of the secondary 
treatment standards of the Clean Water Act (``Act''), 33 U.S.C. 1311, 
and requirements of OCSD's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 
System (``NPDES'') permit.
    The Consent Decree requires OCSD to construct secondary treatment 
facilities to allow OCSD to achieve compliance with the terms and 
conditions of its NPDES permit and the Act. OCSD must also comply with 
interim effluent limitations while undergoing secondary treatment 
upgrades, report its progress to EPA and the Regional Board and be 
subject to stipulated penalties for non-compliance with the Consent 
Decree.
    Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, the United States 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, Ben Franklin Station, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. Orange County Sanitation District, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-07914.
    The Consent Decree may be examined during the public comment period 
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the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by 
mail from the Settlement Agreement Library, U.S. Department of Justice, 
P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by 
faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
([email protected]), fax number (202) 514-0097, phone 
confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the 
Settlement Agreement Library, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$8.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. 
Treasury.

Ellen M. Mahan,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 04-26116 Filed 11-24-04; 8:45 am]
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