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 at 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

hereby given that on September 5, 1995, a proposed consent decree in

United States v. Why Wastewater?, Inc., Civil Action No. EP95CA381, was

lodged with the United States District Court for the Western District

of Texas. The complaint filed by the United States sought injunctive

relief and civil penalties for violations by defendant Why Wastewater?,

Inc., (``WWI'') of Section 3005 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6925 and

Sections 335.2 and 335.94 of the Texas Administrative Code, for storage

of hazardous waste without a permit. The proposed consent decree

imposes a $103,000.00 civil penalty for these violations and injunctive

relief against WWI to cease storage of waste without a permit.

For a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication,

the Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to the

proposed consent consent decree from persons who are not parties to the

action. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. Why

Wastewater?, Inc., DOJ #90-11-2-1029.

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

United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Federal

Building, Suite 200, 700 E. San Antonio St., El Paso, Texas 79901 and

at the office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202 (Attention: Effren

Ordonez, Assistant Regional Counsel). A copy of the consent decree may

also be examined at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th

Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. Copies of the decree may

be obtained in

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person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library. Such requests should

be accompanied by a check in the amount of $5.50 (25 cents per page

reproduction charge) payable to ``Consent Decree Library''. When

requesting copies, please refer to United States v. Why Wastewater?,

Inc., DOJ #90-11-2-1029.

Joel Gross,

Acting Chief Environmental Enforcement Section Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95-22661 Filed 9-12-95; 8:45 am]

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