[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 195 (Thursday, October 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60931-60934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25602]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On September 15, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Puerto Rico in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Puerto Rico
Aqueduct and Sewer Authority and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Civil
Action No. 3:15-cv-02283.
The proposed consent decree resolves the United States' claims
against the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (``PRASA'') and
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33
U.S.C. 1251, et seq., concerning CWA violations at PRASA's water
treatment plants (WTPs), wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), and pump
stations. The Commonwealth, a signatory to the consent decree, is named
as a defendant under Section 309(e) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1319(e). The
proposed consent decree provides for injunctive relief to be
implemented by PRASA over the next 15 years at the WWTPs, WTPs, and
pump stations at an estimated cost of $1.5 billion. PRASA is currently
under three consent decrees with the United States to address CWA and
Safe Drinking Water Act (``SDWA'') violations at its WWTPs, WTPs, and
pump stations. The proposed consent decree sets forth a comprehensive
agreement consolidating all the CWA requirements with the United States
to date and supersedes the three prior consent decrees that addressed
pump stations, WWTPs, and sludge treatment systems at WTPs.
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. Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer
Authority, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-
08385/4. 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 proposed consent decree may
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the proposed 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 $25.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) for a copy of the proposed consent decree (copies of
the appendices attached to the consent decree are not included in this
amount) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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[FR Doc. 2015-25602 Filed 10-7-15; 8:45 am]
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