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

Notice is hereby given that on July 10, 1997, a proposed Consent

Decree in United States v. Darling International, Inc., Civil No. 97-

1611, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District

of Minnesota. This Consent Decree resolves claims against Darling

International, Inc. (``Darling''), for violations of Sections 301 of

the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 1311, and a National Pollution

Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permit issued pursuant to

Section 402 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1342. The alleged violations concern

Darling's discharge of certain pollutants from its rendering plant in

Blue Earth River and its tributary, Coon Creek, and its failure to

properly sample and report on such discharges from the plant.

The Consent Decree requires Darling to: (1) Achieve and maintain

compliance with specified effluent limits, (2) undertake certain

engineering analysis of its wastewater treatment facility, (3) conduct

compliance audits assessing compliance of its facility with a wide

range of environmental laws, and (4) pay $300,000 in civil penalties.

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

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

Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General

of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of

Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer in United States v.

Darling International, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-4410.

The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United

Stats Attorney, District of Minnesota, 600 United States Courthouse,

300 South Fourth Street, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55415, at the

Region V Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 200 West Adams

Street, Chicago, Illinois, 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 enclose a check in

the amount of $26.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97-19592 Filed 7-24-97; 8:45 am]

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