Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

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July 11, 2023

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44155-44156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14522]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water 
Act

    On June 30, 2023 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Oregon in the lawsuit entitled United States and the

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State of Oregon by and though the Department of Environmental Quality 
v. City of Sandy Oregon, Civil Action No. 23-cv-968.
    The proposed Consent Decree would resolve claims against the City 
of Sandy, Oregon for Clean Water Act (``CWA'') violations, 33 U.S.C. 
1319, as well as violations of Oregon Revised Statute (``ORS'') 
468.140, for failing to comply with the requirements of its National 
Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permits. The proposed Consent 
Decree provides for the City of Sandy to perform injunctive relief 
measures to ensure future compliance, to pay a penalty of $250,000 to 
the United States, to pay a penalty of $50,000 to the State of Oregon, 
and to perform a State Supplemental Environmental Project valued at 
$200,000.
    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, et al. v. City of Sandy, Oregon. D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-12501. 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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By email............................  <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#15656077767a7878707b61387070663b707b6771556066717a7f3b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e1e1b0c0d0103030b001a430b0b1d400b001c0a2e1b1d0a010440090118">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
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 Settlement Agreements may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees">https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees</a>. Alternatively, a paper copy of 
the Settlement Agreements will be provided 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 $24.75 (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.
[FR Doc. 2023-14522 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
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