[Federal Register: October 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 195)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in  United States v. 
Machnik Bros., Inc., Civil No. 3:98-CV-1828 (D. Conn.), was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on 
September 15, 1998. The proposed Decree concerns alleged violations of 
sections 301(a) and 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a) and 
1344, resulting from Defendant's unauthorized discharge of 
approximately 190 cubic yards of dredged material into Niantic Bay, 
Niantic, Connecticut. The Defendant was hired by the Niantic Bay Yacht 
Club to perform maintenance dredging the Niantic Bay pursuant to permit 
issued by the Corps of Engineers, but violated the conditions of the 
permit by disposing of the dredged material in the Bay instead of at an 
authorized upland location.
    The proposed Consent Decree would require the payment of a civil 
penalty and would permanently enjoin the Defendant from future 
violations of the Clean Water Act.
    Ther U.S. Department of Justice will receive written comments 
relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of publication of this notice. Comments should be 
addressed to Sharon E. Jaffe, Assistant United States Attorney, 
District of Connecticut, 915 Lafayette Blvd., Room 309, Bridgeport, CT 
06604, and should refer to United States v. Machnik Bros., Inc., Civil 
No. 3:98-CV-1828 (D. Conn.).
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 450 Main 
Street, Hartford, CT 06103.
Letitia J. Grishaw,
Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-26980 Filed 10-7-98; 8:45 am]
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