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City of South Bend - Indiana Settlement I Enforcement I US EPA Page I of 4 <br />^w u�amsw�. <br />�J�ta�/.1 E . onmenb� Aaocton <br />V ��, ff /11 \Fgenry <br />Enforcement <br />EPA Home v Enforcement a City of South Bend - Indiana Settlement <br />You are here: <br />City of South Bend - Indiana <br />Settlement <br />(Hammond, Indiana - December 29, 2011) The United States Attorney's Office <br />and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the City of <br />South Bend, Indiana has agreed to make an estimated $509.5 million worth of <br />improvements to its combined sewer system to significantly reduce overflows of <br />raw sewage to the St. Joseph River, which is a tributary of Lake Michigan. One <br />well -known stretch of the St. Joseph River in South Bend, the East Race, is the <br />site of an annual international kayaking competition and also is where Olympic <br />kayakers and rescue workers periodically train. <br />On this page: <br />Settlement Resources <br />• Press Release <br />• Consent Decree <br />• Overview of Sewer Authority and Facility Location <br />• Violations <br />• Injunctive Relief <br />• Pollutant Reductions <br />• Environmental Effects <br />• Civil Penalty <br />• State Partner <br />• Comment Period <br />• Contact <br />Overview of Sewer Authority and Facility Location <br />http: / /www2.epa.gov/ enforcement /city- south - bend - indiana- settlement 11/26/2013 <br />