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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water

Act

Notice is hereby given that a consent decree in United States and

State of Maryland v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Civil Action

No. 97-4185 (D. Md) was lodged with the court on September 29, 1999.

The proposed decree resolves claims of the United States and State

of Maryland against the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore under

section 309(b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act (the ``Act'' or ``CWA''),

33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), for violations of National Pollutant

Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permits issued to the City of

Baltimore's Ashburton Water Filtration Plant and Patapsco Wastewater

Treatment Plant. In the decree, Baltimore agrees to pay a total civil

penalty of $1 million, perform Supplemental Environmental Projects

valued at $2.5 million, and implement necessary injunctive relief at

both plants.

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, DC 20530, and should refer to United

States and State of Maryland v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,

Civil Action No. 97-4185 (D. Md.), DOJ Ref. #90-5-1-1-4402.

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

States Attorney, District of Maryland, United States Courthouse, 101

West Lombard Street, 6th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201, (410) 209-4800. A

copy of the proposed consent 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 refer to the referenced case and

enclose a check in the amount of $19.50 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs, excluding attachments), payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Walker B. Smith,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 99-26107 Filed 10-6-99; 8:45 am]

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