[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66465-66466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21885]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on October 19, 2005, 
a proposed consent decree in United States v. Seven-Up/RC Bottling 
Company of Southern California, Inc., Case No. CV-05-7514 AHM (CTx), 
was lodged with the United States District Court for the Central 
District of Columbia.

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    In this action, the United States sought injunctive relief and 
civil penalties under section 309 of the Clean Water Act (``CWA'') 
against Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company of Southern California, Inc. 
(``Seven-Up'') at its soft drink bottling facilities in Vernon and 
Buena Park, California, for: Unauthorized discharges of pollutants, 
including industrial wastes and storm water associated with industrial 
activity, into waters of the United States; violations of the terms and 
conditions of storm water permits; and violations of federal 
pretreatment standards. The consent decree requires Seven-Up to: (1) 
Implement a comprehensive pH compliance plan at the Buena Park 
facility, including putting in place a new treatment system, a new 
monitoring protocol, and an employee training program; (2) implement a 
storm water control plan to manage the industrial pollutants generated 
by the Vernon facility's outdoor activities; (3) implement a storm 
water inspection and response program for both bottling facilities; and 
(4) pay a civil penalty of $428,500.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the consent 
decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, with a copy to Robert 
Mullaney, U.S. Department of Justice, 301 Howard Street, Suite 1050, 
San Francisco, CA 94105, and should refer to United States v. Seven-Up/
RC Bottling Company of Southern California, Inc., D.J. Ref. 
90-5-1-1-08191.
    The consent decree may be examined at U.S. EPA Region 9, Office of 
Regional Counsel, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. 
During the public comment period, the consent decree may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the consent decree may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the consent decree may also be 
obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, PO Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, or by faxing or e-
mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood ([email protected]), fax 
no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In 
requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a 
check in the amount of $9.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Ellen M. Mahan,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-21885 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am]
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