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

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

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

Weirton, et al., C.A. No. 5:96-CV-21, was lodged on June 26, 1998, with

the United States District Court for the Northern District of West

Virginia. The consent decree resolves the United States' claims for

civil penalties and injunctive relief, pursuant to the Clean Water Act,

33 U.S.C. Secs. 1251 et seq. Under the consent decree, the City of

Weirton will construct and operate a wastewater treatment facility to

come into compliance with the Clean Water Act and its National

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit. The City of Weirton will

also pay a civil penalty of $150,000 to the United States and the State

of West Virginia.

The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the

proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to

United States v. City of Weirton, et al., DOJ Reference No. 90-5-1-1-

4265.

The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the

United States Attorney, 1100 Main Street, Suite 200, Wheeling, West

Virginia 26003; the Region III Office of the Environmental Protection

Agency, 840 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107; and

the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,

D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy,

please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount

of $7.25 (.25 cents per page production costs), payable to the Consent

Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-18475 Filed 7-10-98; 8:45 am]

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