In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States of America v. Northwoods Development, LLC d/b/a Portage Point Inn, Michael DeVoe, 1:03CV336, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division on November 4, 2003.

This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the United States against Northwoods Development, LLC, d/b/a Portage Point Inn, and Michael DeVoe, pursuant to Section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a) and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. 403 to obtain injunctive relief and impose civil penalties against the Defendants for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants without a permit into waters of the United States. The proposed Consent Decree resolves these allegations by requiring the Defendants to restore the impacted areas and to pay a civil penalty.

The Department of Justice will ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-01-03-29754 Mon, Dec 1 2003 11:00:00 GMT