# Lodging of Consent Decree in Clean Water Act Case: United States, et al. v. Wayne County, Michigan, et al.

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Uncategorized Document
- **Published:** March 3, 1994

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging of Consent Decree in Clean Water Act Case: United States,
et al. v. Wayne County, Michigan, et al.

In accordance with Department policy and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that on February 11, 1994, a proposed Consent Decree in
United States, et al. v. Wayne County, Michigan, et al. (Civ. No. 87-
70992) was lodged in the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Michigan.
The United States filed the complaint commencing this enforcement
action in 1987, under the Clean Water Act (``Act''), 33 U.S.C. Section
1251 et seq., alleging violations of Act and the National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') Permit that applies to the
waste water treatment plant (``Plant'') owned and operated by Wayne
County, Michigan, and located at 797 Central Ave, Wyandotte, Michigan.
The State of Michigan is a co-Plaintiff, and fourteen units of local
government served by the Plant are named as Defendants along with Wayne
County.
The United States, State, and all Defendants are signatories to the
proposed Consent Decree, under which the Defendants shall design,
construct, operate, and maintain significant, additional facilities--
construction of which is presently estimated to cost about $230
million. These facilities will improve both the quality and capacity of
treatment provided by the Plant and also give the Plant significant
transport and storage capacity--in the form of underground tunnels and
above-ground equalization basins--for waste water that Plaintiffs
believe is bypassed without treatment into the waters of the United
States. The Decree also requires that Wayne County pay a civil penalty
of $413,000.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the
proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment & Natural Resources Division, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United
States, et al. v. Wayne County, Michigan, et al., DOJ Ref. #90-5-1-1-
2766.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the offices of the
United States Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 817 Federal
Building, 231 West Lafayette Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan, and at the
offices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Office
of Regional Counsel, 111 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois. Copies
of the proposed Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail
from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street NW., 4th floor,
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. In requesting a copy, please
enclose a check in the amount of $20.25 (25 cents per page reproduction
costs), payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''
John C. Cruden,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-4785 Filed 3-2-94; 8:45 am]
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