Federal Register #2026-11938

Consent Decree for Environmental Restoration with Gold Creek Foods, LLC

This opportunity concerns a legal settlement and environmental restoration agreement: - Government Buyer: - United States Department of Justice (DOJ) - State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Parties Involved: - Gold Creek Foods, LLC (defendant) - Nature of Action: - Consent Decree lodged to resolve claims under CERCLA for hazardous substance release at Gold Creek Foods' Dawsonville, GA facility - Financial Settlement: - Gold Creek Foods, LLC to pay $356,773 - Funds distributed to U.S. Department of the Interior, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and the Natural Resource Damages Assessment and Restoration Fund - Restoration Requirements: - Gold Creek Foods, LLC must implement a restoration project in Flat Creek - Project aims to improve fish passage and restore natural resources - Draft Restoration Plan includes several alternatives for resource restoration - No procurement of specific products or services; this is a legal and environmental restoration action - No OEMs or commercial vendors are named, as this is not a procurement solicitation

Description

The Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in a lawsuit involving Gold Creek Foods, LLC. The lawsuit alleges liability for damages due to the release of hazardous substances from a food processing facility in Dawsonville, Georgia. The Consent Decree includes a total payment of $356,773 to various natural resource damage and restoration funds and requires the defendant to implement a restoration project in Flat Creek. The notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed Consent Decree and the draft Restoration Plan.

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