[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 188 (Thursday, September 29, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-24095] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: September 29, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States and State of Arizona v. Magma Copper Co., Civ. No. 94-639-TUC- RMB, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, on September 8, 1994. That action was brought against defendant pursuant to the Clean Water Act (``the Act'') for penalties and injunctive relief as a result of unauthorized discharges from three of the defendant's copper mining facilities located near Globe, Arizona. This decree requires the settlor to pay $625,000 in civil penalties to the United States and State of Arizona and $50,000 to the United States Forest Service to improve fish habitat in streams in the area, and to perform measures at Magma's Pinto Valley Operations to bring it into compliance with the Act. In addition, Magma is required to perform a Supplemental Environmental Project, which consists of remediating contamination at the abandoned Old Dominion Mine Site in Globe, Arizona. The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the proposed consent decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530. All comments should refer to United States and State of Arizona v. Magma Copper Co., D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1- 3975. The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, 4000 United States Courthouse, 230 North First Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85025, at the Region IX office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105, and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th floor, Washington, DC 20005, 202-624- 0892. A copy of the proposed consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $12.25 for the decree (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When requesting a copy, please refer to United States and State of Arizona v. Magma Copper Co., D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-3975. John C. Cruden, Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 94-24095 Filed 9-28-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-01-M