[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 5140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01740]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment Under 
the Clean Water Act

    On January 14, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment (the ``Stipulation of 
Settlement'') with the United States Court for the Southern District of 
Iowa in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Twin County Dairy, Inc., 
(S.D. Iowa), No. 3:15-cv-00009.
    The Stipulation of Settlement resolves the United States' claims 
against Twin County Dairy, Inc., for alleged violations of the Clean 
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., as set forth in the United States' 
complaint filed on January 14, 2015. In this action, the United States 
sought penalties pursuant to Section 309(b) and (d) of the Clean Water 
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b), (d), against Twin County Dairy, Inc. (the 
``Settling Defendant''). The Complaint alleged that the Settling 
Defendant violated the conditions of National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (``NPDES'') permits issued by the State of Iowa 
pursuant to the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342, at its dairy in 
Kalona, Iowa. Twin County Dairy, Inc. no longer owns nor operates the 
dairy, including its wastewater treatment plant, in Kalona, Iowa. Thus, 
pursuant to the proposed Stipulation of Settlement, the Settling 
Defendant certifies that it has ceased the alleged violations in the 
Complaint. Under the Stipulation of Settlement, the Settling Defendant 
will pay to the United States $200,000 in penalties for the violations 
alleged in the Complaint.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Stipulation of Settlement. Comments should be addressed to 
the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, and should refer to United States v. Twin County Dairy, Inc. 
(S.D. Iowa) No. 3:15-cv-00009, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-10716. All comments 
must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication 
date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by 
mail:

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            To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email..................................  [email protected].
By mail...................................  Assistant Attorney General,
                                             U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box
                                             7611, Washington, DC 20044-
                                             7611.
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    During the public comment period, the proposed Stipulation of 
Settlement may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department 
Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will 
provide a paper copy of the proposed Stipulation of Settlement upon 
written request and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your 
request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. 
Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $2.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan M. Akers,
 Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-01740 Filed 1-29-15; 8:45 am]
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