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 Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

hereby given that on June 1, 1995 a proposed Consent Decree in United

States v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co., Civil Action No. 1:94 CV

530 was lodged with the United States District Court for the Western

District of Michigan. This consent decree represents a settlement of

claims against Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co. for violations of the

Clean Water Act.

Under this settlement between the United States and Grand Trunk

Western Railroad Co., Grand Trunk will construct a re-routing and

pretreatment system to re-route its process wastewater to the Battle

Creek, Michigan, publicly owned treatment works. In addition, Grand

Trunk will pay the United States a civil penalty of $535,000.

Stipulated penalties may be imposed in the event Grant Trunk does not

comply with the requirements of the Consent Decree.

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 of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to

United States v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co., D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-

5037.

The proposed Amendment may be examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Western District of Michigan, 399 Federal Building,

110 Michigan St. NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and at U.S. EPA Region 5,

Office of Regional Counsel, 200 West Adams, Chicago, Illinois, 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, 1120

G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a

copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $5.50 (25 cents per page

reproduction cost) payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Acting Chief, Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95-14368 Filed 6-12-95; 8:45 am]

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