[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70204-70205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27831]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On November 19, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States and the State of
Ohio v. City of Lima, Ohio, Civil Action No. 3:14-cv-02551 (N.D. Ohio).
A Complaint that was filed along with the proposed Consent Decree
alleges that the City of Lima (``Lima'') has violated the Clean Water
Act and its implementing regulations, certain terms and conditions of
Lima's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, and
corresponding requirements under Ohio state law by discharging
untreated sewage from its combined sewer system, partially treated
wastewater that has bypassed full wastewater treatment, and raw
wastewater from its sanitary sewer system into the environment. The
proposed Consent Decree would resolve the claims alleged in the
Complaint in exchange for Lima's commitments to: (i) Make major
upgrades and improvements to its wastewater treatment plant and sewer
systems; (ii) pay a $49,000 civil penalty; and (iii) perform a
Supplemental Environmental Project that will make environmental
enhancements to areas along the banks of the Ottawa River in Lima, at
an expected cost of approximately $218,000.
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 and the State of Ohio v. City of
Lima, Ohio, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-08433. 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 Decrees may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://
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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 (at 25 cents per page). Please mail your request and a check or
money order payable to the United States Treasury to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611. The
cost for a paper copy is $16.00 for the Consent Decree only or $23.25
for the Consent Decree and its Appendices.
Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-27831 Filed 11-24-14; 8:45 am]
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