[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 154 (Thursday, August 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 46888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15867]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United 
States of America and the State of Maryland v. Baltimore County, 
Maryland, AMD 05CV2028, was lodged on July 26, 2005, with the United 
States District Court for the District of Maryland.
    In the complaint filed in this matter, the United States alleges 
violations of section 301 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, and 
Maryland alleges violations of Sections 9-322 and 9-323 of the Maryland 
Environment Article, arising from unpermitted discharges of wastewater 
from Baltimore County's sanitary sewer collection system to various 
waters of the United States and the State. The proposed Consent Decree 
would resolve the United States' and Maryland's claims set forth in the 
complaint through Baltimore County's performance of injunctive 
measures, the payment of a civil penalty of $750,000 (shared equally by 
the United States and Maryland), and the performance of three 
supplemental Environmental Projects (``SEPs'') valued at no less than 
$4,500,000. Baltimore County has estimated that the injunctive 
measures, which include comprehensive inspection, rehabilitation, and 
repair requirements for sewer lines, pump stations, and other system 
components, will cost in excess of $800,000,000 to implement over the 
14\1/2\ year schedule set forth in the consent decree.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Acting 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044, and 
should refer to United States et al. v. Baltimore County, Maryland, DJ 
No. 90-5-1-1-4402/2.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, 36 S. Charles 
Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201, and at the Region 3 Office of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 
19103. During the public comment period, the decree may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the 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 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 $48.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
U.S. Treasury. The check should refer to United States et al. v. 
Baltimore County, Maryland, DJ No. 90-5-1-1-4402/2.

Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-15867 Filed 8-10-05; 8:45 am]
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