[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 54 (Thursday, March 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15815-15816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05720]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act; and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

    On March 13, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Virginia in the lawsuit entitled United States and 
Commonwealth of Virginia v. Virginia Electric and Power Company (d/b/a 
Dominion Energy Virginia), Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-00177.
    The United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia filed this 
lawsuit for injunctive relief and civil penalties against Virginia 
Electric and Power Company (d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia). The United 
States and the Commonwealth allege claims under the Clean Water Act and 
the Virginia State Water Control Law for violations of NPDES permits at 
certain facilities in Virginia and West Virginia. In addition, the 
United States alleges violations of the Emergency Planning and 
Community Right-to-Know Act and the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act at the Bellemeade Power 
Station in Richmond, Virginia, and the Mt. Storm Power Station in Grant 
County, West Virginia. Finally, the Commonwealth alleges violations of 
the Virginia State Water Control Law relating to certain unpermitted 
discharges from the Chesterfield Power Station in Chesterfield County, 
Virginia.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, Defendant will perform 
injunctive relief designed to prevent future violations, including 
auditing and implementation of an environmental management system, a 
third party environmental audit, internal environmental audits, and 
training. In addition, Defendant will pay a total civil penalty of $1.4 
million.
    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 Commonwealth of Virginia v. 
Virginia Electric and Power Company (d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia), 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11859. 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: https://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 $15 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-05720 Filed 3-18-20; 8:45 am]
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