Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 83151 [2023-26150]
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Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
Dated: November 21, 2023.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
During the public comment period,
the Decree may be examined and
downloaded at this Justice Department
website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/
consent-decrees. We will provide a
paper copy of the 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 $18.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On November 20, 2023, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree (‘‘Decree’’) with the
United States District Court for the
Western District of Washington in the
lawsuit entitled United States v.
Electron Hydro, LLC, and Thom A.
Fischer, Civil Action No. 2:20–CV–
1746–JCC.
The proposed Decree will resolve
alleged violations of the Clean Water
Act arising from Electron Hydro, LLC’s,
and Thom A. Fischer’s (‘‘Defendants’’)
construction activity at a hydroelectric
facility on the Puyallup River in Pierce
County, Washington, including illegal
discharges into waters of the United
States and violations of U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and State of
Washington permits. Under the terms of
the Decree, Defendants will pay a civil
penalty of $1.025 million, conduct
surveys of stretches of the Puyallup
River to recover discharged materials,
implement best management practices
at their construction site, hire a separate
firm to review upcoming permit
application materials, and place a 72acre parcel of Electron’s land into
conservation in perpetuity.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Decree. Comments should be addressed
to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States v. Electron Hydro et al., D.J. Ref.
No. 90–5–1–1–12395. All comments
must be submitted no later than fortyfive (45) days after the publication date
of this notice. Comments may be
submitted either by email or by mail:
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Kathryn C. Macdonald,
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 Air
Act
On November 21, 2023, the
Department of Justice, along with the
Office of the Attorney General of the
State of Indiana, lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Southern District
of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United
States et al. v. Ingredion Inc., Case No.
23–2111.
The proposed Consent Decree settles
claims brought under the Clean Air Act
by the United States and the State of
Indiana, as well as claims brought under
state law by the State of Indiana, against
Ingredion Incorporated (‘‘Ingredion’’) for
violating emissions limits and operation
and monitoring requirements of
Ingredion’s air permits (‘‘Title V
Permits’’) for its wet corn mill facility in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Under the proposed Consent Decree,
Ingredion will pay a civil penalty of
$1,139,600. The settlement requires
Ingredion to install and operate new
equipment to meet PM limits that are
lower than the plant’s current permitted
limits. The company completed
installation and testing of the new
system in advance of this notice. The
settlement also requires Ingredion to
implement a modernized compliance
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management system to address repeated
operation and monitoring failures at the
facility, and hire an independent
auditor to verify the effectiveness of the
system. Ingredion also committed to
mitigating the harm associated with past
excess PM emissions by paving onsite
unpaved and partially paved roads and
parking areas to reduce PM emissions
generated by vehicle traffic, which
Ingredion completed in advance of this
notice. The company will also replace
aging railway locomotives at the facility
with two modern locomotives that meet
emissions standards. As a state
supplemental environmental project,
the settlement requires Ingredion to
contribute $560,400 to the State of
Indiana to support Brownfields
redevelopment in and around Marion
County, Indiana.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Consent Decree. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to United States et al. v. Ingredion
Inc., 90–5–2–1–12360. 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 proposed Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this
Justice Department website: https://
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
We will provide a paper copy of the
proposed 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.
For a copy of the Consent Decree,
please enclose a check or money order
for $13 (52 pages at 25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Patricia McKenna,
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 November 20, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree (``Decree'') with the United States District Court for
the Western District of Washington in the lawsuit entitled United
States v. Electron Hydro, LLC, and Thom A. Fischer, Civil Action No.
2:20-CV-1746-JCC.
The proposed Decree will resolve alleged violations of the Clean
Water Act arising from Electron Hydro, LLC's, and Thom A. Fischer's
(``Defendants'') construction activity at a hydroelectric facility on
the Puyallup River in Pierce County, Washington, including illegal
discharges into waters of the United States and violations of U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and State of Washington permits. Under the terms of
the Decree, Defendants will pay a civil penalty of $1.025 million,
conduct surveys of stretches of the Puyallup River to recover
discharged materials, implement best management practices at their
construction site, hire a separate firm to review upcoming permit
application materials, and place a 72-acre parcel of Electron's land
into conservation in perpetuity.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer
to United States v. Electron Hydro et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-
12395. All comments must be submitted no later than forty-five (45)
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............................ [email protected].
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 Decree may be examined and
downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of the 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 $18.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Kathryn C. Macdonald,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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