[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 39587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14179]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment To Consent Decree Under
The Clean Water Act
On June 24, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Amendment to Consent Decree with the United States District Court for
the Southern District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States
and State of Indiana v. City of Jeffersonville, Civil Action No.
4:09cv125.
The United States and the State of Indiana filed this lawsuit under
the Clean Water Act in 2009. The Complaint sought injunctive relief and
civil penalties for violations of the regulations that govern
discharges of untreated sewer overflows. Concurrent with filing of that
Complaint, the parties lodged a Consent Decree resolving the claims in
the Complaint. The Court entered the Consent Decree in 2009.
The proposed Amendment to Consent Decree authorizes the City of
Jeffersonville to modify its Long Term Control Plan. The modification
will allow the City of Jeffersonville to complete infrastructure
projects that will enable it to comply with a State-mandated phosphorus
limit. The modification also allows the City more flexibility in the
counting of overflows and reduces the overall volume of sewage
discharged without changing the Consent Decree's compliance deadlines.
The Amendment to Consent Decree does not seek civil penalties, and all
other terms of the 2009 Consent Decree remain in effect.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Amendment to Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, Jonathan D. Brightbill and should refer to United
States and State of Indiana v. City of Jeffersonville, D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-1-1-08723. 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, D.C. 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the Amendment to Consent Decree
may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website:
https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper
copy of the Amendment to 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 $88.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy of the Amendment to Consent Decree without the exhibits and
signature pages, the cost is $1.50.
Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-14179 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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