[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86965-86966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28923]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On December 23, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Central 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States and Illinois 
v. Peoria City of Illinois and the Greater Peoria Sanitary and Sewage 
Disposal District, Civil Action No. 20-1444.
    The United States and State of Illinois filed this lawsuit under 
the Clean Water Act. The complaint seeks civil penalties and injunctive 
relief for violations of the Act and related permits addressing the 
sewer system that serves the City of Peoria and is operated by the 
Defendants. Among other things, the consent decree requires Peoria to 
significantly reduce sewage overflows from the system by performing a 
series of improvement projects over 18 years that meet final criteria 
and satisfy interim milestones. The Greater Peoria Sanitary and Sewage 
Disposal District (``GPSD'') is required to perform additional system 
improvements that

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will result in reduced sewage overflows. In addition, Peoria will pay a 
penalty of $75,000 to the United States, $25,000 to the State, and 
perform a $200,000 State-only supplemental environmental project. The 
District will pay a $150,000 penalty, split evenly between the United 
States and the State.
    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 and Illinois v. Peoria City of Illinois 
and the Greater Peoria Sanitary and Sewage Disposal District, D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-1-1-08724. 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#4b3b3e29282426262e253f662e2e38652e25392f0b3e382f2421652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6a6a3b4b5b9bbbbb3b8a2fbb3b3a5f8b3b8a4b296a3a5b2b9bcf8b1b9a0">[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: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $29 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $22.25.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-28923 Filed 12-30-20; 8:45 am]
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