[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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