Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

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]

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