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

On October 26, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Iowa v. City of Waterloo, Civil Action No. 6:15-cv-02087-LRR, Dkt. #3.

The United States, on behalf the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), and the State of Iowa filed a complaint against the City of Waterloo seeking injunctive relief and the imposition of civil penalties for illegal discharges of pollutants, including untreated sewage, from the City's sanitary sewer system, and for violations of the conditions established in the City's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit for the sewer system. The consent decree requires the City to conduct assessments of its sewer system and develop a plan of remedial measures to prevent future violations, and to pay $272,000 in settlement, split between the United States and the State of Iowa.

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 State of Iowa v. City of Waterloo, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10719. 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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