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 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, notice

is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States versus

Ronald J. Silveira, Inc. & Silveira Cranberry Corp., Civil No. 97-

10626-RCL (D. Mass.), was lodged with the United States District Court

for the District of Massachusetts on March 20, 1997. The proposed

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

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

unlawful excavation activities and the discharge of fill materials into

approximately 90,000 square feet of wetlands located in Berkley,

Massachusetts. The wetlands are located adjacent to an unnamed brook,

which is a tributary of the Taunton River, located between Jerome

Street and Burt Street in Berkley.

The proposed consent decree would provide for restoration and

mitigation of approximately 91,800 square feet of wetlands at and near

the violation site in accordance with restoration/mitigation plans

approved by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and payment of a

$25,000 civil penalty.

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 Julie S. Schrager, Assistant United States Attorney,

District of Massachusetts, 1003 J.W. McCormack Post Office and

Courthouse, Boston, MA 02109, and should refer to United States versus

Ronald J. Silveira, Inc. & Silveira Cranberry Corp., Civil No. 97-

10626-RCL (D. Mass.).

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

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1003

J.W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97-8531 Filed 4-2-97; 8:45 am]

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