Notice2023-18198
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act
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Published
August 24, 2023
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Justice Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 163 (Thursday, August 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57969-57970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18198]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On August 18, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Mark
Ford, Mark Ford Stables, Inc., Mark Ford Stage Road Property, Inc., and
Ford Equine Ltd., Civil Action No. 19 Civ. 9600.
The United States filed this lawsuit seeking injunctive relief and
civil penalties for violations of the Clean Water Act resulting from
the defendants' unpermitted filling of wetlands and channelization of
streams, unpermitted discharge of process wastewater and other
pollutants from a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation, and violation
of the terms of a construction stormwater permit. The consent decree
requires the defendant to perform injunctive relief, including the
restoration of approximately eighteen acres of wetlands and the
restoration of two streams, and to pay a $200,000.00 civil penalty.
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 v. Mark Ford, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-11797. 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............................ <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#75050017161a1818101b01581010065b101b0711350006111a1f5b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="11616473727e7c7c747f653c7474623f747f6375516462757e7b3f767e67">[email 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 consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: <a href="http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees">http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees</a>. 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 $7.75 (25 cents per page
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reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-18198 Filed 8-23-23; 8:45 am]
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