[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 19089] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-10576] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. Valley Concrete and Materials, Inc., Civ. No. 903-0-845 PHX CAM (D. Ariz.), was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Arizona on or about April 22, 1996. The proposed consent decree concerns a compliant filed by the United States against Valley Concrete and Materials, Inc., pursuant to section 309 of the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1319, to obtain injunctive relief and impose civil penalties upon the Defendant for discharges of dredged or fill material into the Verde River near Cottonwood, Arizona in violation of CWA section 301, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1311(a), and for violation of an EPA Administrative Order issued pursuant to CWA section 309(a), 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1319(a). The Consent Decree requires Valley Concrete and Materials, Inc. to pay a civil penalty of $15,000.00 to the United States Treasury. The Consent Decree also prohibits additional illegal discharges by the Defendant at the Verde River site. The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to the Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, Attention: David A. Carson, Suite 945--North Tower, 999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202 and should refer to United States v. Valley Concrete and Materials, Inc. DJ Reference No. 90-5-1-1-3649. The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, United States District Court, Room 1400, United States Courthouse, 230 North First Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, 85025-0093, and at the United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resource Division, Suite 945--North Tower, 999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado 80207 (contact Erin Perkins at (303) 312-7385). Letitia J. Grishaw, Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 96-10576 Filed 04-29-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-01-M