Notice is hereby given that a proposed First Amendment to the Consent Decree entered on February 11, 2005 in United States of America et al. v. Knoxville Utilities Board, Nos. 3:03CV497 and 3:04CV568, was lodged on February 5, 2009, with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Northern Division.

The Consent Decree entered on February 11, 2005 resolved the claims of the United States of America, the State of Tennessee, the Tennessee Clean Water Network and the City of Knoxville against the Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) for violations of the Clean Water Act and four National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits. The purpose of the proposed First Amendment is to allow KUB to complete a portion of the Composite Correction Plan (CCP), required pursuant to Section VII.D.1(a)(v) of the Consent Decree, beyond the Consent Decree deadline of December 31, 2016.

Pursuant to the proposed First Amendment, KUB's CCP will provide for a biologically enhance ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-02-12-E9-3019 Thu, Feb 12 2009 11:00:00 GMT