IN RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS FROM A LOCAL CITIZEN, EPA CONDUCTE CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION OF CUMBERLAND TOWNSHIP AUTHORITY (CTA), WHICH OWNS AND OPERATES 2 MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES IN THE GETTSBURG AREA. IN THAT INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CTA WAS NOT OPERATING EITHER FACILITY TO ITS OPTIMAL CAPABILITY, AND WAS FAILING TO PROPERLY SAMPLE ITS DISCHARGES. CTA ALSO EXPERIENCES SEVER WET-WEATHER INTERFERENCE WITH PLANT OPERATIONS, AND HAD REPORTED NUMEROUS EFFLUENT VIOLATIONS FROM ONE OF ITS FACILITIES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS.