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 a proposed Consent Decree in United States of America

v. ASARCO, Incorporated, Civil Action No. 8:CV94-188, was lodged on

June 28, 1995 with the United States District Court for the District of

Nebraska. The Consent Decree resolves civil claims against ASARCO for

unpermitted discharges of wastewater containing lead and other

pollutants from the Omaha, Nebraska lead refinery in violation of the

Clean Water Act. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Settling Defendants

will pay a civil penalty of $3.25 million, will implement two

supplemental environmental projects at a cost of $1 million, and will

perform interim and final injunctive measures to control pollutant

discharges.

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

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General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044. Comments should

refer to United States of America v. ASARCO, Incorporated, DOJ Ref.

#90-5-1-1-4113.

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

United States Attorney, Zorinsky Federal Building, 214 N. 17th Street,

Omaha, Nebraska; the Region VII Office of the Environmental Protection

Agency, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas; and at the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 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 $8.50

(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the ``Consent Decree

Library.''

Bruce Gelber,

Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95-17136 Filed 7-12-95; 8:45 am]

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