Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 9866 [2024-02738]
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On February 5, 2024, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Massachusetts
in United States and Commonwealth of
Massachusetts v. City of Lowell,
Massachusetts, 1:24–cv–10290 (D.
Mass.).
The United States filed a complaint
for injunctive relief and civil penalties
under sections 309(b) and (d) of the
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and
(d), against Defendant, City of Lowell
for: (1) unpermitted and illegal
discharges from its wastewater
collection system, without authorization
under a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (‘‘NPDES’’) permit
and in violation of section 301 of the
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311; and (2)
unpermitted and illegal discharges of
pollutants from its Small Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer System. The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts has
moved to file an Intervenor’s Complaint
alleging violations of the Clean Water
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Act, the Massachusetts Clean Waters
Act, M.G.L. c. 21, sections 26–53, and
the regulations promulgated thereunder,
314 C.M.R. sections 3.00, et seq., 7.00,
et seq., and 12.00, et seq. Under the
proposed Consent Decree among the
parties, the City of Lowell must take
measures necessary to achieve and
maintain compliance with the Federal
Clean Water Act, the Massachusetts
Clean Waters Act, and the City’s NPDES
permit. These include measures to
separate wastewater sewer pipes and
stormwater pipes to prevent sewage
discharges to the Merrimack and
Concord Rivers and Beaver Brook from
the combined pipes during rain events.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, the
City will also update and implement its
Illicit Discharge Detection and
Elimination program to detect and
eliminate illicit connections from
wastewater pipes or other sources of
wastewater to the stormwater system.
Finally, under the proposed settlement,
the City will pay a $200,000 civil
penalty for past noncompliance.
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, United
States Department of Justice, and should
refer to United States and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. City
of Lowell, Massachusetts, 1:24–cv–
10290 (D. Mass.), D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–
1–12515. 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,
D.C. 20044–7611.
By mail .........
Any comments submitted in writing
may be filed by the United States in
whole or in part on the public court
docket without notice to the commenter.
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.
If you require assistance accessing the
proposed consent decree, you may
request assistance by email or by mail
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to the addresses provided above for
submitting comments.
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
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On February 5, 2024, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the Southern District of
Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United
States and State of Indiana v. 1500
South Tibbs LLC, Civil Action No. 1:24–
cv–235.
The proposed Consent Decree settles
claims brought by the United States and
the State of Indiana under sections 106
and 107 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607
against 1500 South Tibbs LLC
(‘‘Defendant’’) seeking reimbursement of
response costs and performance of
remedial measures with respect to
Reilly Tar and Chemical Superfund Site
in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Consent
Decree requires Defendant to pay the
United States a total of $112,805.24 for
EPA’s response costs, pay the State a
total of $21,061.53 for its past response
costs, pay future response costs incurred
by the United States and the State, and
perform the remedial ‘‘Work’’ defined in
the Scope of Work, attached to the
Consent Decree as Attachment A. The
Work consists of designing and
implementing a revised Operable Unit 1
(OU1) remedy for the treatment of
groundwater underneath the Site and to
continue operating and maintaining the
remedies for contamination at the other
Operable Units.
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 and State of
Indiana v. 1500 South Tibbs LLC, D.J.
Ref. No. 90–11–3–1028/2. 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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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On February 5, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Massachusetts in United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts v.
City of Lowell, Massachusetts, 1:24-cv-10290 (D. Mass.).
The United States filed a complaint for injunctive relief and civil
penalties under sections 309(b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act, 33
U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), against Defendant, City of Lowell for: (1)
unpermitted and illegal discharges from its wastewater collection
system, without authorization under a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (``NPDES'') permit and in violation of section 301
of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311; and (2) unpermitted and illegal
discharges of pollutants from its Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
System. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has moved to file an
Intervenor's Complaint alleging violations of the Clean Water Act, the
Massachusetts Clean Waters Act, M.G.L. c. 21, sections 26-53, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, 314 C.M.R. sections 3.00, et seq.,
7.00, et seq., and 12.00, et seq. Under the proposed Consent Decree
among the parties, the City of Lowell must take measures necessary to
achieve and maintain compliance with the Federal Clean Water Act, the
Massachusetts Clean Waters Act, and the City's NPDES permit. These
include measures to separate wastewater sewer pipes and stormwater
pipes to prevent sewage discharges to the Merrimack and Concord Rivers
and Beaver Brook from the combined pipes during rain events. Under the
proposed Consent Decree, the City will also update and implement its
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination program to detect and
eliminate illicit connections from wastewater pipes or other sources of
wastewater to the stormwater system. Finally, under the proposed
settlement, the City will pay a $200,000 civil penalty for past
noncompliance.
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,
United States Department of Justice, and should refer to United States
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. City of Lowell, Massachusetts,
1:24-cv-10290 (D. Mass.), D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-12515. 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............................ [email protected].
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, D.C. 20044-7611.
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Any comments submitted in writing may be filed by the United States
in whole or in part on the public court docket without notice to the
commenter.
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. If you require assistance
accessing the proposed consent decree, you may request assistance by
email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting
comments.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-02738 Filed 2-9-24; 8:45 am]
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