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 C.F.R. 50.7, notice is

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

John Morrell & Company, Civil Action No. 96 4011 was lodged on January

5, 1996 with the United States District Court for the District of South

Dakota. The proposed partial consent decree provides injunctive relief

for violations of the Clean Water Act (the Act), 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.

These violations stem from Morrell's inadequate reporting and

recordkeeping practices and Morrell's exceedances of its National

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permit contrary to

the requirements of Section 308(a)(A) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1318(a)(A).

The settlement requires Morrell to comply with the act and its permit

limitations for twelve consecutive months, complete a pollution

prevention and waste minimization audit, and hire and retain qualified

personnel to operate the waste water treatment plant.

The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the

proposed partial consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States v. John Morrell & Company, Civil Action No. 96

4011, DOJ Ref. #90-5-1-1-3973.

The proposed consent decree may be examined at the United States

Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Denver Field Office, 999 18th Street, North Tower Suite 945, Denver,

Colorado, 80202 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 refer to the referenced case and enclose a

check in the amount of $11.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs),

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section.

[FR Doc. 96-4089 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am]

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