[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 237 (Monday, December 9, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 64921] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-30991] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Judgment Under the Clean Water Act In accordance both with a Court order dated November 19, 1996, and Department Policy, 28 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Degree in United States v. The Telluride Company, Civil No. 93-K-2181 (D. Colo.), was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Colorado on October 15, 1996. The November 19, 1996, Court order required, among other things, that the proposed Consent Degree be published in the Federal Register in each of three consecutive weeks. This is the first of the three publications. The proposed Consent Degree concerns alleged violations of section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1311(a), resulting from the defendants' unauthorized filling of over 46 acres of alpine wetlands as part of their mountain resort development near Telluride, San Miguel County, Colorado. As part of the proposed Consent Degree, defendants will be required to pay a penalty of $1.1 million dollars and to implement a 16-acre restoration project to the satisfaction of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Defendants have also agreed to abide by a site-wide management plan for the continued protection and preservation of the remaining wetlands that they own. The proposed Consent Degree preserves the United States' right to appeal an earlier ruling of the Court. If the appeal is successful, defendants will be obligated to perform an additional 15-acres of wetland restoration along the San Miguel River and pay an additional penalty of $50,000. The Clerk of the United States District Court will receive written comments relating to the proposed Consent Degree until January 22, 1997. Comments should be addressed to James R. Manspeaker, Clerk of the District Court, United States Courthouse, 1929 Stout Street, Denver, CO 80294. Please send a copy of any comments to Robert H. Foster, U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Defense Section, 999 18th Street, Suite 945, Denver, CO 80202. The comments should refer to United States v. The Telluride Company, Civil No. 93-K-2181 (D. Colo.), and should also make reference to DJ # 90-5-1-4-293. The proposed Consent Degree Judgment may be examined at three (3) locations: (1) the Clerk's Office, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 1929 Stout Street, Denver, CO 80295, (2) the Clerk's Office, San Miguel County Courthouse, 305 West Colorado, Telluride, CO 81435 and (3) the Clerk's Office, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 402 Rood Avenue, Room 301, Grand Junction, CO 81501. Letitia J. Grishaw, Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 96-30991 Filed 12-6-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-15-M'