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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

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[Federal Register: July 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 138)]
[Notices]
[Page 41052]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on July 6, 2006, a
Consent Decree in the matter of United States and the State of Ohio v.
City of Fostoria, Ohio, Civil Action No. 3:06-cv-1626, was lodged with
the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio,
Western Division.
    In the complaint in this matter, the United States sought
injunctive relief and penalties against the City of Fostoria
(``Fostoria'') for claims arising under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.
1251 et seq., in connection with Fostoria's wastewater treatment plant
(``WWTP'') and its sewerage collection system. The State of Ohio joined
the action. Under the Consent Decree, Fostoria will submit a long-term
control plan by no later than January 31, 2008, and must implement the
actions required in the approved long-term control plan by no later
than December 31, 2025. In addition, Fostoria is required to, inter
alia: (1) Properly operate and maintain Combined Sewer Overflow
(``CSO'') automatic samplers and flow monitors; (2) develop and
implement operation and maintenance manuals for the WWTP and sewer
system; (3) inspect and clean its sewer system; (4) properly operate
and maintain a primary overflow containment lagoon at the WWTP; (5)
evaluate industrial user discharges to minimize their impact during wet
weather; (6) engage in a continuing sampling program to verify that the
discharges from a CSO outfall during dry weather are not the result of
sanitary wastewater; (7) comply with interim effluent limits for total
suspended solids and carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand; and (8)
comply with final effluent limits for all remaining pollutants.
Fostoria also will pay a civil penalty of $30,000, one-half of which
will be paid to the United States and the other half of which will be
paid to the State of Ohio.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent
Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to
United States and the State of Ohio v. City of Fostoria, Ohio, D.J.
Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-08204.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney, Four Seagate, Suite 308, Toledo Ohio 43604-2624, and
at U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson St., Chicago, IL 60604. During the
public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be examined on the
following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
open.html. Exit Disclaimer A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained 
by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of
Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, or by faxing or e-mailing a request
to Tonia Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax number (202) 514-
0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy
from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount
of $28.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S.
Treasury.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-6343 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am]
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