Lodging Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act; Bridgeview Joint Venture

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act;

Bridgeview Joint Venture

In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 C.F.R. 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. Bridgeview Joint

Venture, Civ. No. 94-C-3184, (N.D. Ill.), was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on or about

December 19, 1995. This Consent Decree concerns a Complaint filed by

the United States against several defendants pursuant to section 309 of

the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 1319, to obtain injunctive

relief and impose civil penalties upon the Defendants for discharges of

dredged or fill material in violation of CWA section 301(a), 33 U.S.C.

1311(a), and for subsequent violation of an EPA Administrative Order

issued pursuant to CWA section 309(a), 33 U.S.C. 1319(a).

The Consent Decree prohibits additional illegal discharges by the

Defendants, requires either restoration of, or mitigation for, wetland

areas buried under the fill, provides for payment of a civil penalty in

the amount of $170,000, and further provides for a supplemental

environmental project in lieu of additional penalties.

The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to

this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of

publication of this notice. Please address comments to the Assistant

Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S.

Department of Justice, Attention: Michael D. Rowe, Esq., 10th Street

and Constitution Ave., N.W., Room 7115-Main Bldg., Washington, D.C.

20530, and refer to United States v. Bridgeview Joint Venture, DOJ.

Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-5009.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office,

United States District Court, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60604, and at the following additional locations: 1) The

United States Department of Justice, Environmental Defense Section, 9th

Street & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20026 (Contact

Elizabeth Baxter at (202) 514-9763); and 2) United States Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, Office of the Regional Counsel 200 West

Adams, 29th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604 (Contact Thomas Martin at (312)

886-4273).

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section.

[FR Doc. 96-456 Filed 1-18-96; 8:45 am]

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