Notice of Lodging Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. Sheridan Area

Water Supply Joint Powers Board (D. Wyo.), was lodged with the United

States District Court for the District of Wyoming on February 5, 1999.

This Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the United States

against Sheridan Area Water Supply Joint Powers Board, Barcon, Inc. and

Fisher Sand and Gravel Co., Inc., pursuant to section 309 of the Clean

Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1319, to obtain injunctive relief and impose

civil penalties upon the Defendants for discharge of dredged or fill

material in violation of CWA section 301(a), 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1311(a).

The Consent Decree prohibits additional illegal discharges by the

Defendants, and requires appropriate injunctive relief and the payment

of civil penalties.

The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to

this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of

publication of this notice. Please address comments to Carol A.

Statkus, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming,

United States Department of Justice, Office of the United States

Attorney, Post Office Box 668, Cheyenne, WY 82003-0668 and refer to

United States v. Sheridan Area Water Supply Joint Powers Board, USATTY-

WY-1998V00019.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office,

United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, 2120 Capitol

Avenue, Room 2131, Cheyenne, WY 82003.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment & Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 99-5046 Filed 3-1-99; 8:45 am]

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