[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 26931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07926]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Safe 
Drinking Water Act

    On April 9, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of California in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 
Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California, 
Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-01044-KJM-CKD.
    The proposed Consent Decree would resolve claims against the 
Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California 
(``Defendant'') arising under sections 1414(g) and 1431 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (``SDWA''), 42 U.S.C. 300g-3(g) and 300i, and the 
SDWA's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations at 40 CFR part 141, 
as well as for its failure to comply with the requirements of two 
administrative orders issued by the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency pertaining to Defendant's noncompliance with the SDWA 
and its regulations at the Grindstone Indian Rancheria Public Water 
System. The proposed Consent Decree resolves these claims and includes 
a civil penalty of $8,963 and injunctive relief including, but not 
limited to, demonstrating compliance with surface water treatment 
requirements, providing boil water notices and alternative water 
supply, retaining at least two full time operators for the drinking 
water system, providing annual reporting to its customers, providing 
operating reports to EPA, and developing and implementing an extensive 
operation and maintenance plan for the water system.
    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 v. Grindstone Indian Rancheria of 
Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-12322. 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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    Any comments submitted in writing may be filed by the United States 
in whole or in part on the public court docket without notice to the 
commenter.
    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. If you require assistance 
accessing the proposed Consent Decree, you may request assistance by 
email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting 
comments.

Scott Bauer,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-07926 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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