FOR MORE THAN THE LAST 5 YEARS THE CITY OF HOLYOKE HAS DISCHARGED UNTREATED CSO's FROM AT LEAST 15 OUTFALLS TO THE CONNECTICUT RIVER ON AS MANY AS 100 OCCASIONS PER YEAR. THE DISCHARGE FROM THESE CSO's CONTAINED HIGH LEVELS OF BACTERIA AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS. THESE DISCHARGES VIOLATED THE CITY'S NPDES PERMIT AND CLEAN WATER ACT.