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 Hawaii v. City and County of Honolulu, Civ. No. 94-

00765DAE, was lodged with the United States District Court for the

District of Hawaii, on October 3, 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 the

City and County of Honolulu's (``the City'') sewage collection system

and for failure to implement a pretreatment program at its various

wastewater treatment plants. The decree requires the City to pay $1.2

million in civil penalties to the United States and State of Hawaii, to

fully implement its pretreatment program in accordance with the

regulations, and to perform significant maintenance and rehabilitation

work on its collection system. In addition, the City is required to

perform two Supplemental Environmental Projects--one for beneficial

reuse of sludge and one for beneficial reuse of effluent.

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, D.C. 20530. All comments should refer to United

States and State of Hawaii v. City and County of Honolulu, D.J. Ref.

90-5-1-1-3825.

The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the

United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, Room 6100, PJKK

Federal Building, 300 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii 96850, 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, N.W., 4th floor, Washington, D.C. 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 $17.00 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 Hawaii v. City and County of Honolulu, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-

3825.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 94-25766 Filed 10-17-94; 8:45 am]

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