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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

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[Federal Register: August 11, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 154)]
[Notices]
[Page 43014]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr11au97-89]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water
Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that on July 28, 1997, a consent decree was lodged in
United States v. City of Erie et al., Civil Action No. 94-281E with the
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
    This consent decree resolves claims against the City of Erie and
the Erie Sewer Authority (jointly ``Erie'') brought pursuant to
sections 309 (b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act (the ``Act''), 33
U.S.C. 1319 (b) and (d), for civil penalties and injunctive relief for
failure to comply with effluent limits and pretreatment requirements.
Pursuant to the terms of the Consent Decree, Erie has agreed to come
into full compliance with the Act, pay a civil penalty of $200,000, and
perform two Supplemental Environmental Projects (``SEPs''). The first
SEP involves separating approximately 5000 feet of combined sewer lines
and replacing them with separate sanitary and storm water sewer lines,
which will result in a reduction of pollutants entering receiving
waters and will ensure the closure of one discharge point. The second
SEP entails installing upgraded air pollution control equipment and
replacing old scrubbers on the Erie's sewage sludge incinerators, and
will result in a reduction of particulate emissions and stack opacity
beyond the Standards of Performance already required to be met by
sewage sludge incinerators. The combined cost of these two SEPs is
estimated to be at least $6.25 million.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed consent decree for a period of thirty days from the date of
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United
States v. City of Erie et al., DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-5064. The proposed
consent decree may be examined at the office of the United States
Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, 633 U.S. Post Office and
Courthouse, 7th Avenue and Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Copies of the consent decree may also be examined and obtained by mail
at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor,
Washington, DC 20005 (202-624-0892) and the offices of the
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. When requesting a copy by mail,
please enclose a check in the amount of $6.75 (twenty-five cents per
page reproduction costs) payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''
Walker B. Smith,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-21062 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]
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