Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on

April 29, 1999, a proposed consent decree in United States v. City of

Chicago, Illinois, Civil Action No. 1:97-CV-06897, was lodged with the

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

In this action, the United States sought civil penalties for

alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., and

the Illinois State Implementation Plan resulting from emissions into

the atmosphere from ``Waste-To-Energy'' trash incineration facility

located at 700 North Kilbourn Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Under the

terms of the proposed consent decree, the City of Chicago will pay a

civil penalty of $200,000 and perform four supplemental environmental

projects at a cost of $700,000 to resolve the United States' claims.

The first two projects require the City to spend $450,000 to remove and

dispose of contaminated soils at two abandoned sites near the

incinerator. The third project requires the City to spend $100,000 to

construct a Lead Safe House. The Lead Safe House will serve as a

temporary residence for low-income Chicagoans while lead abatement work

is being undertaken in their homes. The fourth project requires the

City to spend $150,000 on a lead abatement projects in Northwest

Chicago.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed consent decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date

of this publication. 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 Chicago, Illinois, Civil Action No. 1:97-CV-

06897, and Department of Justice Reference No. 90-5-2-1-1930.

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

United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 219 South

Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604; the Region 5 Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604-3590; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005, 202-624-0892. A copy of the

proposed consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC

20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the referenced case and

enclose a check in the amount of $6.59 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environmental and Natural

Resources Division.

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