[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 30773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13726]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water
Act
On June 20, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') in the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi, in the lawsuit entitled the
United States of America and State of Mississippi v. City of Meridian,
Mississippi, Civil Action No. 3:19-CV-427-DPJ-FKB.
This Decree represents a settlement of the United States' and
State's (``Plaintiffs'') claims against the City of Meridian,
Mississippi (``City'' or ``Defendant'') for violations of Sections 301
and 309 of the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 1311 and 1319, and
the Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Law (``MAWPCL'') (Miss. Code
Ann. Sec. Sec. 49-17-1 through 49-17-43. The Consent Decree requires
the City to undertake injunctive measures designed to eliminate
sanitary sewer overflows (``SSOs'') and to achieve compliance with the
CWA, MAWPCL and the City's National Pollutant Elimination Discharge
System (``NPDES'') permit. The Consent Decree further requires the
Defendant to pay a civil penalty of $276,000, which will be divided
evenly between the United States and the State. An Amended Notice of
Lodging and Consent Decree were filed with the Court on June 21, 2019.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States of America and State of Mississippi v.
City of Meridian, Mississippi, the D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11167. 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 Amended Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy
of the Amended 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 $15.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for the
Consent Decree and $169.00 for the Consent Decree and Exhibits thereto.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-13726 Filed 6-26-19; 8:45 am]
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