DOJ Revises Zionsville Superfund Cleanup Pact for Comments
Published Date: 1/27/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Justice is updating a legal agreement about cleaning up pollution at a Superfund site near Zionsville, Indiana. This update changes the cleanup plans and lets the public comment for 30 days starting January 27, 2025. The companies involved will keep working under these new rules to protect the environment and public health.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Amended cleanup order for Zionsville site
The Department of Justice lodged a proposed Stipulation and Order on January 16, 2025 that would update and make enforceable cleanup requirements for the Environmental Conservation and Chemical Corporation Superfund Site near Zionsville, Indiana under the 1991 Consent Decree. If approved, the amended Consent Decree will memorialize new requirements for ongoing remedial work at that site.
30-day public comment window
You can submit comments on the Proposed Stipulation and Order for thirty (30) days after the notice published on January 27, 2025; comments must be submitted by February 26, 2025. Send comments by email to enrd.consents@usdoj.gov or by mail to Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ-ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Written comments may appear on public docket
Any written comments you send may be filed by the United States, in whole or in part, on the public court docket without notice to the commenter.
Proposed order available online and assistance offered
During the public comment period you may examine and download the Proposed Stipulation and Order Amending Consent Decree at https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. If you need help accessing the document you may request assistance by email or by mail using the addresses provided for submitting comments.
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