Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Judgment Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Judgment Pursuant to the

Clean Water Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Judgment in Reichelt

v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, No. 2:93 CV 332 AR (N.D.

Ind.), was lodged with the United States District Court for the

Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division, on October 30, 1998.

The proposed Consent Judgment concerns alleged violations of sections

301(a) and 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a) & 1344,

resulting from the unauthorized filling and ditching of approximately 7

acres of wetlands, with impacts to all wetlands on the entire 18-acre

tract, in the Town of Schererville, Lake County, Indiana.

The proposed Consent Judgment would provide for the payment of a

$61,360.00 civil penalty within thirty (30) days of entry of judgment;

full restoration of the site; and forfeiture of the entire 18-acre

tract to the State of Indiana, Department of Natural Resources, within

thirty (30) days of completion of the restoration. The required

restoration is to consist of, among other things, removal, transport,

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and disposal of the fill known as ``black beauty'' in accordance with

all applicable federal, state, and local requirements, and regrading,

replanting, monitoring, and maintenance of the restored wetlands.

The United States Department of Justice will receive written

comments relating to the proposed Consent Judgment for a period of

thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice. Comments

should be addressed to David A. Carson, Environment & Natural Resources

Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Suite 945--North Tower, 999 18th

Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, and should refer to Reichelt v. United

States Army Corps of Engineers, No. 2:93 CV 332 AR (N.D. Ind.), DJ #90-

5-1-6-560.

The proposed Consent Judgment may be examined at the Clerk's

Office, United States District Court for the Northern District of

Indiana, Hammond Division, 507 State Street, Hammond, Indiana 46320.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 98-32029 Filed 12-1-98; 8:45 am]

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