[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]
 BILLING CODE 4410-15-P