[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11953-11954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4125]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on February 26, 2008, a proposed 
consent decree (``decree'') in United States and State of Colorado v. 
Home Depot USA, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:08-cv-00115 was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
    In this action the United States alleged violations of the 
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storm water requirements of the Clean Water Act, its regulations, and 
applicable permits at numerous Home Depot construction sites in 
numerous states across the country. The consent decree requires Home 
Depot to implement a comprehensive, corporate-wide program to prevent 
storm water pollution at each new store it builds nationwide. Among 
other things, Home Depot must develop improved storm water pollution 
prevention plans for each site, perform increased inspections with its 
construction contractors and promptly correct any problems at its 
sites, and develop a training program for its construction managers and 
contractors on the federal storm water requirements. The company is 
also required to appoint a high-level company official to oversee 
compliance at all Home Depot construction sites and to implement a 
management and internal reporting system to improve oversight of on-
the-ground operations. Home Depot must also pay a $1.3 million civil 
penalty, $35,000 of which is to be paid to Colorado.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the decree. 
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States and State of Colorado v. Home Depot USA, Inc., D.J. Ref. 
90-5-1-1-08058. The decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, The Nemours Building, 1007 Orange Street, Suite 700, 
P.O. Box 2046, Wilmington, DE 19899-2046, and at the U.S. EPA Docket 
Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460. During the 
public comment period, the decree may also be examined on the following 
Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 $25.25 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, 
if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent 
Decree Library at the stated address.

Karen S. Dworkin,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-4125 Filed 3-4-08; 8:45 am]
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