Lodging of Consent Decree United States v. City of Tacoma, Washington

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging of Consent Decree United States v. City of Tacoma,

Washington

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a Consent Decree in United States v. City of Tacoma,

Washington, Civil Action No. C94-5193 was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Western District of Washington on April 11,

1994. This action was brought under Section 309 (b) and (d) of the

Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C. 1319 (b) and (d).

The proposed Consent Decree is designed to bring Tacoma's North End

Wastewater Treatment Plant (North End Plant) into compliance with the

technology-based secondary treatment standards mandated by section

301(b)(1)(B) of the Clean Water Act and by 40 CFR part 133. In

addition, Tacoma will pay a civil penalty of $550,000, half to the

United States and half to the State of Washington Department of

Environmental Quality, which assisted EPA in bringing this enforcement

action.

For thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice,

the Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to the

Amended Partial Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530 and should refer to United

States v. City of Tacoma, Washington, DOJ. No. 90-5-1-1-3908.

The Consent Decree may be examined at the Offices of the United

States Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 3600 Seafirst

Fifth Avenue Plaza, 800 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Washington, at the

Region 10 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency,

1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101, and at the Consent Decree

Library, 1120 G Street NW., 4th floor, Washington, DC 20005 (telephone

number (202) 624-0892).

A copy of the Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail

from the Environmental Enforcement Section Document Center. The

proposed Amended Partial Consent Decree consists of a thirty-two page

consent decree and two pages of appendices. A request for a copy of the

proposed Consent Decree with appendices should be accompanied by a

check in the amount $8.50 (25 cents per page per reproduction charge)

made payable to ``Consent Decree Library.''

John C. Cruden,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 94-10183 Filed 4-26-94; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410-01-M