Notice2024-30056

Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

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Published
December 19, 2024

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 103879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30056]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act

    On December 10, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of 
Illinois v. City of Cahokia Heights, Civil Action No. 24-2591.
    The United States and State of Illinois filed a complaint against 
the City of Cahokia Heights (the ``City'). The complaint alleges that 
the City has discharged sewage from its sewage collection system into 
the local waterways without a permit, in violation of the Clean Water 
Act (``CWA''). Under the proposed consent decree filed along with the 
complaint, the City will implement comprehensive changes to its sewer 
system intended to bring the City into compliance with the CWA, 
including capital improvement projects, and changes to its operation 
and maintenance practices.
    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. City of Cahokia Heights, D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-1-1-12434. All comments must be submitted no later than sixty (60) 
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#70000512131f1d1d151e045d1515035e151e0214300503141f1a5e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e0e0b1c1d1113131b100a531b1b0d501b100c1a3e0b0d1a111450191108">[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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    Any comments submitted in writing may be filed in whole or in part 
on the public court docket without notice to the commenter.
    During the public comment period, the consent decree 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>. If you require assistance 
accessing the consent decree, you may request assistance by email or by 
mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments.

Laura Thoms,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-30056 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
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