[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 40274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14337]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modifications of Consent Decree 
Under the Clean Water Act

    On June 29, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged proposed 
modifications to a Consent Decree with the United States District Court 
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in United States and the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Bristol Township, Civil Case No. 2:10-
cv-5049 (E.D. Pa.).
    The original Consent Decree was entered in January, 2011, and 
resolved civil claims under the Clean Water Act including: the 
discharge of pollutants, including raw sewage, from Bristol Township's 
(``Bristol'') sanitary sewer system to navigable waters; violations of 
the operation and maintenance requirements of Bristol's National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permit; and 
violations of the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law. The Consent Decree 
included measures to ensure compliance with Bristol's NPDES permit 
limitations and requirements, proper operation and maintenance of the 
waste water treatment plant and the collection system, and effective 
implementation of Bristol's Pretreatment Program.
    The parties to the Consent Decree have agreed to certain 
modifications set forth in the Second Amendment to the Decree. The 
Second Amendment builds upon the previous amendment to the Consent 
Decree, which was entered by the Court in May 2012. The Second 
Amendment is meant to address the continuing hydraulic overload of 
Bristol's sewer system. The Second Amendment provides for Bristol to 
conduct additional inflow and infiltration (``I&I'') work through the 
implementation of its I&I Abatement Plan, and construct a new clarifier 
at its waste water treatment plant. The Second Amendment also modifies 
certain notice requirements for the parties and resolves certain 
stipulated penalties.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed modifications to the Consent Decree. Comments should be 
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, and should refer to United States and the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Bristol Township, Civil Case No. 2:10-
cv-5049 (E.D. Pa.), D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-09460/1. All comments must 
be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date 
of this notice. Comments may be submitted 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 amendments to 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 proposed amendments 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 $4.25 (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. 2022-14337 Filed 7-5-22; 8:45 am]
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