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 a proposed Consent Decree in United

States v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Civil No. 3:97-CV-01388-RNC

(D. Conn.), was lodged with the United States District Court for the

District of Connecticut on July 15, 1997. The proposed Consent Decree

concerns alleged violations of sections 301(a) and 404(s) of the Clean

Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a) and 1344(s), resulting from the

unauthorized discharge of dredged material into Long Island Sound. The

defendant, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, was hired by United

Illuminating Company to perform certain dredging operations pursuant to

a permit issued by the Corps of Engineers. The alleged violation

occurred when an improperly loaded scow encountered rough seas prior to

reaching an authorized disposal area and was unloaded prematurely for

safety reasons. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has agreed to a

proposed Consent Decree to settle its alleged violations of the Clean

Water Act.

The proposed Consent Decree would require the Great Lakes Dredge &

Dock Company to pay a $20,000 civil penalty and would permanently

enjoin it from future violations of the Clean Water Act.

The U.S. Department of Justice will receive written comments

relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of publication of this notice. Comments should be

addressed to Ms. Sharon S. Jaffe, Assistant United States Attorney, 915

Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT 06604, and should refer to United

States v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Civil No. 3:97-CV-01388-RNC

(D. Conn.).

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

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 450 Main

Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97-21057 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]

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