[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39335-39336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15534]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Stipulation and Order Under the Clean Water 
Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on July 1, 2008, a 
proposed Stipulation and Order was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of Massachusetts (the ``Court'') in the 
matter of United States v. Metropolitan District Commission and 
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, et al., Civil Action No. 85-
0489-RGS.
    In a Supplemental Complaint against the Massachusetts Water 
Resources Authority (the ``MWRA'') submitted to the Court in this 
matter, the United States is seeking injunctive relief and civil 
penalties against the MWRA for

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claims arising under the Clean Water Act in connection with the 
operation of the MWRA's secondary treatment facilities located at the 
Deer Island Treatment Plant (``DITP'') on Deer Island in Boston Harbor. 
Under the Stipulation and Order, the MWRA will pay a civil penalty of 
$305,000, perform three Supplemental Environmental Projects estimated 
to cost a total of $305,000, and maintain a secondary treatment process 
limit at the DITP of at least 700 million gallons per day. The three 
Supplemental Environmental Projects require the removal of debris from 
eight tributaries to Boston Harbor, the provision of a pumpout boat to 
the City of Boston to be used by the City of Boston to pump sewage out 
of commercial vessels in Boston Harbor and vicinity, and the 
installation of low flow toilets in public buildings within communities 
in the MWRA sewer service area to reduce sewage discharge volumes and 
save water.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
Stipulation and Order. 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 v. Metropolitan District Commission and 
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-
1-08992.
    The Stipulation and Order may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, John J. Moakley, U.S. Court House, 1 Courthouse 
Way, Suite 9200, Boston, MA 02210, and U.S. EPA, Region I, One Congress 
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02203. During the public comment period, 
the Stipulation and Order may also be examined on the following 
Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Stipulation and Order 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 number 
(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 $4.75 (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.

Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-15534 Filed 7-8-08; 8:45 am]
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