[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 191 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61987-61988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21732]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean 
Water Act

    On September 25, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Texas v. 
City of Corpus Christi, Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-00235.
    The United States and the State of Texas filed a joint Complaint 
against the City, pursuant to Section 309(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 
U.S.C. 1319(b), and provisions of the Texas Water Code. The Complaint 
seeks, inter alia, injunctive relief to address and eliminate illegal 
discharges, namely sanitary sewer overflows, occurring from the City's 
wastewater collection and transmission system and discharges of 
pollutants from wastewater treatment plants that exceed effluent limits 
established in state-issued permits. Under the proposed Consent Decree, 
the City will implement comprehensive injunctive relief measures to 
eliminate and prevent such violations. The City will pay a civil 
penalty of $1.136 million, which amount will be shared equally by the 
United States and the State.
    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 and State of Texas v. City of Corpus 
Christi, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10396. 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].

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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 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 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 $38.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $19.75.

Kenneth Long,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-21732 Filed 9-30-20; 8:45 am]
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