Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 22742 [2015-09382]
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On April 13, 2015, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the Southern District of
Mississippi in the lawsuit entitled
United States and State of Mississippi,
by and through the Mississippi
Commission on Environmental Quality
v. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., Civil Action
No. 3:15–cv–00278–HTW–LRA.
The lawsuit was filed against CalMaine Foods, Inc. (‘‘Cal-Maine’’) on
April, 13, 2015 pursuant to Clean Water
Act (‘‘CWA’’) Sections 309(b) and (d), 33
U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), and the
Mississippi Air and Water Pollution
Control Law, Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 49–
17–1 through 49–17–43, seeking
penalties and injunctive relief under
Sections 301 and 402 of the CWA, 33
U.S.C. 1311 and 1342, and under Miss.
Code Ann. Secs. 49–17–29(2) and 49–
17–43(1) for unauthorized discharges of
pollutants into waters of the United
States and the State of Mississippi, and
noncompliance with National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System
(‘‘NPDES’’) permit conditions, including
failure to conduct quarterly storm water
monitoring, failure to timely submit
annual discharge monitoring reports,
violation of buffer setback requirements
for application of wastewater to fields,
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application of manure, litter and/or
process wastewater during prohibited
periods, application of manure, litter
and/or process wastewater in
exceedance of the rates set for nitrogen,
and failure to maintain land application
records.
The proposed consent decree contains
injunctive relief, including (a)
compliance with land application
standard operating procedures,
including (i) maintaining a 35 foot wide
vegetated buffer, (ii) applying all
nutrients in accordance with specified
application rates, (iii) monitoring land
application equipment during
application, and (iv) creating and
maintaining land application records at
the facility; (b) compliance with
production area standard operating
procedures, including (i) inspecting
each production area, (ii) documenting
the results of such inspections, (iii)
taking any necessary corrective
measures, including actions necessary
to eliminate discharges of pollutants to
waters of the United States and/or the
state, (iv) creating and maintaining
production area inspection and
corrective action records, and (v)
reporting any discharges of pollutants
from the production areas to waters of
the United States and/or state; and (c)
implementation and compliance with
the employee training policy. Cal-Maine
has also agreed to pay a penalty of
$475,000, of which $237,500 will be
paid to the United States and $237,500
will be paid to the Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
consent decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States and State of Mississippi,
by and through the Mississippi
Commission on Environmental Quality
v. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., D.J. Ref. No.
90–5–1–1–10734. All comments must be
submitted no later than thirty (30) days
after the publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By email .......
pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
By mail .........
During the public comment period,
the consent decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
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www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_
Decrees.html. We will provide a paper
copy of the consent decree upon written
request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and
payment to: Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $19.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury for a copy of the consent
decree with Appendices, or $12.50 (25
cents per page reproduction cost) for a
copy of the consent decree without
Appendices.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On April 13, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Mississippi in the lawsuit entitled United States and State
of Mississippi, by and through the Mississippi Commission on
Environmental Quality v. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:15-
cv-00278-HTW-LRA.
The lawsuit was filed against Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (``Cal-Maine'')
on April, 13, 2015 pursuant to Clean Water Act (``CWA'') Sections
309(b) and (d), 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), and the Mississippi Air and
Water Pollution Control Law, Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 49-17-1 through 49-
17-43, seeking penalties and injunctive relief under Sections 301 and
402 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311 and 1342, and under Miss. Code Ann.
Secs. 49-17-29(2) and 49-17-43(1) for unauthorized discharges of
pollutants into waters of the United States and the State of
Mississippi, and noncompliance with National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (``NPDES'') permit conditions, including failure to
conduct quarterly storm water monitoring, failure to timely submit
annual discharge monitoring reports, violation of buffer setback
requirements for application of wastewater to fields, application of
manure, litter and/or process wastewater during prohibited periods,
application of manure, litter and/or process wastewater in exceedance
of the rates set for nitrogen, and failure to maintain land application
records.
The proposed consent decree contains injunctive relief, including
(a) compliance with land application standard operating procedures,
including (i) maintaining a 35 foot wide vegetated buffer, (ii)
applying all nutrients in accordance with specified application rates,
(iii) monitoring land application equipment during application, and
(iv) creating and maintaining land application records at the facility;
(b) compliance with production area standard operating procedures,
including (i) inspecting each production area, (ii) documenting the
results of such inspections, (iii) taking any necessary corrective
measures, including actions necessary to eliminate discharges of
pollutants to waters of the United States and/or the state, (iv)
creating and maintaining production area inspection and corrective
action records, and (v) reporting any discharges of pollutants from the
production areas to waters of the United States and/or state; and (c)
implementation and compliance with the employee training policy. Cal-
Maine has also agreed to pay a penalty of $475,000, of which $237,500
will be paid to the United States and $237,500 will be paid to the
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States and State of Mississippi, by and through
the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality v. Cal-Maine Foods,
Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10734. All comments must be submitted no
later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By email............................ pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy
of the consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $19.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for a copy of
the consent decree with Appendices, or $12.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) for a copy of the consent decree without Appendices.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-09382 Filed 4-22-15; 8:45 am]
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