Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on July 23, 1997, a

proposed Consent Decree in United States v. TurboCombustor Technology,

Inc., Civil Action No. 97-14274-CIV-KLR was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

In this action the United States sought to recover civil penalties

and enjoin violations of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319, for

discharges from TurboCombustor Technology, Inc.'s (``TCT'') facility in

Stuart, Florida. The United States alleged that TCT discharged low pH

wastewater in violation of effluent limitations contained in the

National General Pretreatment Standards regulations, 40 CFR part 403.

The Consent Decree provides for a $200,000 civil penalty, enjoins

discharges of low pH wastewater, and further requires monitoring and

sampling of wastewater, evaluation of the facility for wastewater

minimization, and reporting of results from environmental audits at the

facility and at other facilities owned by TCT's parent company.

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, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v.

TurboCombustor Technology, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-4329.

The consent decree may be examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 99 N.E. 4th Street, 4th

Fl, Miami, FL 33132, at U.S. EPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW,

Atlanta, GA 30303, and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the

consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a

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check in the amount of $10.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost)

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Walker B. Smith,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97-21063 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]

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