Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, notice

is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v.

Potomac Electric Power Company, Civil Action No. PJM 95-1967, was

lodged on July 3, 1995, with the United States District Court for the

District of Maryland. The complaint alleges that PEPCO discharged fly-

ash wastewater (a pollutant) into waters of the United States without a

permit in violation of the Clean Water Act. 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq. The

consent decree requires PEPCO to pay a civil penalty of $975,000.00. No

injunctive relief is imposed because the violations have ceased and

PEPCO has taken appropriate steps to ensure they are not repeated.

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 for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United

States v. Potomac electric Power Company, DOJ Ref. #90-5-1-1-4153.

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

United States Attorney, 604 United States Court House, 101 West Lombard

Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201; the Regional III Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia,

PA 19107; 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, 1120 G Street,

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NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please

refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $1.75

(25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 95-18151 Filed 7-24-95; 8:45 am]

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