[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56104-56105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24606]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On October 31, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled United States and
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality v. Evangeline Enterprises
LLC, Civil Action No. 17-01340.
In this action, the United States, on behalf of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, together with the Louisiana Department
of Environmental Quality (``LDEQ''), sought penalties and injunctive
relief under the Clean Water Act and the Louisiana Environmental
Quality Act against Evangeline Enterprises LLC (``Evangeline'') for
continuous unauthorized discharges of pollutants from Evangeline's race
horse training facility in Carencro, Louisiana to waters of the United
States and waters of the State of Louisiana. The proposed Consent
Decree will resolve the claims alleged by the United States and LDEQ
and requires Evangeline to pay $300,000 in civil penalties and perform
injunctive relief to bring its facility into compliance with applicable
federal and state laws and regulations to prevent future discharges to
area waterways.
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The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States and Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality v. Evangeline Enterprises LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
5-1-1-11485. 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 Consent Decree may
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the proposed Consent Decree 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 $10.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-24606 Filed 11-8-18; 8:45 am]
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