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 United

States v. Blue Sky, Inc., et al., (Civil Action No. 97-Z-2153), was

lodged with the United States District Court for the District of

Colorado on October 6, 1999. 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 of

approximately nine acres of wetlands adjacent to the Rio Grande River

near Alamosa, Colorado.

The proposed Consent Judgment would provide for the payment of a

$65,000.00 civil penalty within thirty (30) days of entry of judgment

and the restoration and/or creation of 9.5 acres of wetlands at the

site. The required restoration is to consist of, among other things,

restoration of 3.5 acres of wetland that existed on the southern

portion of the Blue Sky property prior to 1996, and creation of an

additional 6.0 acres of wetland in the southern portion of the property

to mitigate for the loss of wetlands in the northern half of the

property.

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, U.S. Department of Justice,

Environment & Natural Resources Division, Suite 945--North

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Tower, 999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, and should refer to

United States v. Blue Sky, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 97-Z-2153 (D.

Colo.), DJ# 90-5-1-1-4373.

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

Office, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 1929

Stout Street, Denver, Colorado.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 99-31438 Filed 12-2-99; 8:45 am]

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