# Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree United States v. Tenneco Oil Company

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** February 6, 1997
- **Citation:** 62 FR 5654

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree United States v. Tenneco Oil
Company

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, notice
is hereby given that, on January 22, 1997 a Consent Decree was lodged
with the United States District Court for the Western District of
Oklahoma in United States v. Tenneco Oil Company, Civil Action No. CIV-
96-017-C, an action under Section 1431(a) of the Safe Drinking Water
Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 300i(a) for provision of an alternative water
supply for the Sac and Fox Indian Nation and damages for contamination
of the aquifer.
The proposed Decree is designed to remedy contamination of the
lands and groundwater of the Sac and Fox in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
The Decree provides for the purchase and conveyance by Tenneco to the
Sac and Fox of specified parcels of land in order to provide an
adequate, alternative source of drinking water; installation of a river
water intake to provide agricultural irrigation; and the reforestation
of a pecan grove. The Decree also provides for the payment of
$1,160,000 to the Sac and Fox, both for their discretionary use and for
dedicated projects for the clean-up of tribal lands. Finally, the
proposed Decree resolves the liability of Tenneco for specified oil and
gas related claims by the United States and the Sac and Fox Nation.
The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to
the proposed Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of publication
of this notice. Comments should be addressed to Lois J. Schiffer,
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to
United States v. Tenneco Oil Company,. DOJ #90-6-6-137.
Copies of the Decree may be examined at the offices of the United
States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 210 West Park
Avenue, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102; the Untied States
Environmental Protection Agency--Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite
1200, Dallas, Texas, 75202; the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,
NW 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892; and the Sac and
Fox Library, Sac and Fox Nation, Route 2, Stroud, Oklahoma 74079.
Copies of the Consent Decree may be obtained from the Consent Decree
Library. In requesting copies, please enclose a check in the amount of
$11.50 (25 cents per page) payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Walker Smith,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-2908 Filed 2-5-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-M

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