[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79484-79485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31199]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act

    On December 24, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States of America 
and the State of Indiana v. City of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 
Indiana 1:13-cv-1964.
    The complaint in this matter alleges that the City of 
Crawfordsville (``City'') has violated the Clean Water Act, because 
discharges from the City's wastewater treatment plant have violated 
conditions of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
permit (``Permit'') issued by the Indiana Department of Environmental 
Management. The Permit imposes effluent limitations on copper and other 
pollutants and includes requirements for proper operation, maintenance, 
and monitoring of the treatment plant. The Consent Decree requires the 
City to undertake general improvements at the treatment plant, 
including measures involving the pretreatment of wastewater. The 
Consent Decree also requires the City to pay a total penalty of 
$96,000, to be split evenly between the State and the federal 
government.
    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 of America and the State of Indiana v. 
City of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-09648.
    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 e-mail...........................  [email protected].
By mail.............................  Acting 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 Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $10.75 (25 cents per page

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reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-31199 Filed 12-27-13; 8:45 am]
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