[Federal Register: October 7, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 194)]
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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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