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 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a consent decree in United States of America v.

Judith L. Lambert as Executrix of the Estate of Donald A. Lambert,

Deceased, No. 2:94-1012 (S.D.W.Va.), was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Northern District of Indiana on July 17, 1997.

The proposed consent decree concerns alleged violations of the

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, and the Rivers and Harbors Act, 33

U.S.C. 403, as a result of the discharge of fill material onto the bank

of the Kanawha River at property located in Charleston, West Virginia,

which is alleged to constitute ``waters of the United States.'' The

consent decree requires Judith L. Lambert, individually and in her

capacity as Executrix of the Estate of Donald A. Lambert, to (1)

refrain from further unpermitted discharges at the wetland; and (2)

remove excess fill material from the bank of the Kanawha River.

The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to

the proposed consent decree for thirty (30) days from the date of

publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,

U.S. Department of Justice, Attention: Daniel R. Dertke, Box 23986,

Washington, D.C. 20026-3986 and should refer to United States v.

Lambert, DJ Reference No. 90-5-1-1-4100.

The consent decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, United

States District Court, 5303 Federal Building, 500 Quarrier Street,

Charleston, West Virginia, 25301.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97-19649 Filed 7-24-97; 8:45 am]

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