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

Notice is hereby given that on September 9, 1999, a proposed

Consent Decree (``Decree'') in United States and State of Hawaii v.

County of Maui, Civil No. 98-00622 SOM, was lodged with the United

States District Court for the District of Hawaii. The United States

filed this action pursuant to the Clean Water Act for unauthorized

spills of sewage.

Pursuant to the proposed Consent Decree, the County will pay a

civil penalty of $300,000, implement injunctive relief designed to

prevent future spills of sewage, and perform a supplemental

environmental project to increase the availability of reclaimed water

for use by a specific area of Maui.

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

days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Decree.

Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to, United States and State of

Hawaii v. County of Maui, City No. CV 98-00622 SOM, and D.J. Ref. # 90-

5-1-1-1270A.

The Decree may be examined at the office of the U.S. Attorney for

the District of Hawaii, PJKK Federal Building, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard,

Suite 6100, Honolulu, Hawaii; and at U.S. EPA Region IX, Office of

Regional Counsel, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. A

copy of the Decree may be obtained by mail from the Department of

Justice Consent Decree Library, PO Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $14.50 for

the Decree (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent

Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 99-25344 Filed 9-28-99; 8:45 am]

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