[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 69343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25187]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On November 14, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States and the
State of Illinois v. Big River Solar, LLC Civil Action No. 3:22-cv-
02659.
In this case, the United States and the State seek to resolve
claims against Defendant Big River Solar, LLC, under the Clean Water
Act. The United States and the State allege Big River violated of its
state stormwater permit, during the construction of a large-scale solar
farm in White County, Illinois. The proposed Consent Decree requires
Big River to perform injunctive relief measures to ensure compliance
until construction is complete and the stormwater permit is terminated.
The Consent Decree also requires Big River to pay a civil penalty of
$175,000, with $122,500 to the United States, and $52,500 to the State
of Illinois.
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 State of Illinois v. Big River Solar,
LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-12558. 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 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 $34.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy exclusive of exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $10.00.
Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-25187 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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