Proposed 4th Amendment to Federal Consent Decree Lodged
The United States is inviting the public to comment on the parties proposed Fourth Amendment to the Consent Decree, which was lodged on October 7, 2026, with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The proposed Fourth Amendment would allow Akron to meet its water quality obligations by daily treatment of wastewater at the existing Water Reclamation Facility when the Cuyahoga and Little Cuyahoga Rivers are more likely to be used for recreation, rather than constructing a new $300 million facility that would be used to treat wastewater only three times during large rain events in the typical year.
Read the Proposed 4th Amendment Here
Letters of Support
Download letters via the links below. Comments should be addressed to the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Energy and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. City of Akron et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-3144/2.
To submit comments: Send them to:
Comments are due by November 13, 2026.
-- By e-mail pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
cc: mayor@akronohio.gov
-- By mail Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Stake Holder Meeting
- October 27 at 11 a.m. at the Water Reclamation Facility Training Building
- Lunch will be provided and tours available