# Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** November 4, 1996
- **Citation:** 61 FR 56706

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water
Act

In accordance with Departmental policy and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that on October 11, 1996, two consent decrees in United
States v. City of Erie et al., Civil Action No. 94-281E were lodged
with the United States District Court for the Western District of
Pennsylvania.
These consent decrees settle claims brought pursuant to section 309
(b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act (the ``Act''), 33 U.S.C. 1319 (b)
and (d), for civil penalties and injunctive relief for failure to
comply with applicable pretreatment standards. The two consent decrees
lodged with the Court on October 11, 1996 settle claims brought by the
United States against Erie Coke Corporation and Presque Isle Plating.
Under the first of these two Consent Decrees, Erie Coke Corporation has
agreed to pay a civil penalty of $450,000 and to come into full
compliance with all applicable pretreatment requirements pursuant to a
compliance schedule contained in the decree. Under the terms of the
second consent decree, Presque Isle Plating has agreed to pay a civil
penalty of $20,000, based on its limited ability to pay, and to
maintain full compliance with all applicable pretreatment requirements.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed consent decrees for a period of thirty days from the date of
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to
United States v. City of Erie et al., DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-5064. The
proposed consent decrees may be examined at the office of the United
States Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, 633 U.S. Post Office
and Courthouse, 7th Avenue and Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Copies of the consent decrees may also be examined and obtained by mail
at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor,
Washington, D.C. 20005 (202-624-0892) and the offices of the
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. When requesting a copy by mail,
please enclose a check in the amount of $6.50 for the Erie Coke
Corporation agreement or $6.00 for the Presque Isle Plating agreement
(twenty-five cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the
``Consent Decree Library.''
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-28155 Filed 11-1-96; 8:45 am]
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