THE REGION PROPOSES THE FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND PENALTIES UNDER SECTION 309(B) AND(D) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 33 U.S.C. 1319(B) AND (D) AGAINST ALLEN MANUFACTURING CO., INC. FOR VIOLATIONOF FEDERAL AND LOCAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. ALLENS IS SUBJECT TO THESE STANDARDS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE IT IS AN INDUSTRIAL USER OF A PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS. ALLENS DISCHARGES APPROXIMATELY 75,000 GALLONS PER DAY OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER FROM ITS ELECTROPLATING AND METAL FINISHING FACILITY IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. OF THIS AMOUNT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 TO 60,000 GALLONS PER DAY IS ELECTROPLATING AND METAL FINISHING PROCESS WASTEWATER. UNDER EPA'S PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS, ALLENS IS NOW CLASSIFIED AS A METAL FINISHER; HOWEVER, FROM APRIL 27, 1984 UNTIL FEBRUARY 14, 1986, IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN ELECTRO- PLATER. FROM APRIL 27, 1984 UNTIL AT LEAST JANUARY, 1986, THE HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF TOTAL COPPER, TOTAL NICKEL, TOTAL ZINC, TOTAL CYANIDE IN ALLEN'S DISCHARGE TO THE POTW VIOLATED THE NATIONAL CATEGORICAL STANDARDS FOR ELECTRO- PLATING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY AT 40 C.F.R. PART 413. VIOLATIONS: 2/15/86-9/88 40 C.F.R. PART 433 7/1/87-9/15/87 40 C.F.R. 403.5(C) R.I.C.L. 46-25-25 9/16/87-11/3/88 NBC PRETREATMENT STA