Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

Pursuant to Department policy, 18 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given

that on December 18, 1997, a proposed Consent Decree in Chester

Residents Concerned for Quality Living, et al., and Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania and United States of America v. Delaware County Regional

Water Control Authority (``DELCORA''), Civil Action No. 94-CV-5639 was

lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District

of Pennsylvania.

In this action the United States, as a plaintiff-intervenor, sought

civil penalties and injunctive relief pursuant to Section 113 of the

Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413, against DELCORA for violations of the

Clean Air Act in connection with the operation of sludge incinerators

at DELCORA's sewage treatment plant located in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Under the proposed Consent Decree DELCORA agrees to pay a civil penalty

of $120,000, implement injunctive relief to prevent future violations

at the plant, and perform a Supplemental Environmental Project to

reduce exposure to lead among newborn infants in Chester, Pennsylvania.

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 of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

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

Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living, et al., and

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and United States of America v. Delaware

County Regional Water Control Authority (``DELCORA''), D.J. Ref. 90-5-

2-1-2071.

The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 5615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA

19106, at U.S. EPA Region 3, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA

19107, and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th

Floor, Washington, D.C. 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, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In

requesting a copy exclusive of exhibits, please enclose a check in the

amount of $9.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

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