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 CFR Sec. 50.7, and 42

U.S.C. Sec. 9622(d), notice is hereby given that a proposed consent

decree in United States v. Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company, Civil

Action No. A97-0099-CV (JWS), was lodged on March 19, 1997 with the

United States District Court for the District of Alaska. The Complaint

in this case alleges that Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company

(``Greens Creek'') discharged pollutants from its mine into Hawk Inlet,

near Juneau, Alaska, at concentrations in excess of those allowed by

its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. The Consent

Decree requires Greens Creek to continue operation of a wastewater

treatment system at the mine. The Consent Decree also requires Greens

Creek to pay a civil penalty of $300,000.

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, D.C. 20530, and should refer to

United States v. Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company, DOJ Ref. #90-5-

1-1-4346.

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

United States Attorney, Federal Bldg. & U.S. Courthouse, 222 W. 7th

Ave., Anchorage AK 99513, the Region 10 Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, 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 $5.75 (25 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. 97-10452 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]

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