THIS IS A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE CITY OF BAYONNE BASED ON THE CWA, 33 USC 1251. THIS IS ONE OF FOUR HUDSON COUNTY MUNICIPALITY CASES. THE OTHERS INCLUDE THE CITY OF HOBOKEN, TOWNSHIP OF NORTH BERGEN, THE TOWN OF WEST NEW YORK AND THE CITY OF JERSEY CITY. ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITIES' SEWAGE DIS- POSAL ACTIVITIES ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL OF THE HUDSON COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY. THE CITY OF BAYONNE'S VIOLATIONS ARE: A. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE EFFLUENT LIMITS IN ITS NPDES PERMIT; B. FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT THE SECTION 201 FACILITIES PLAN AS REQUIRED BY THE NPDES PERMIT; C. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN & OPERATE ITS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT IN THE MOST EFFICIENT MANNER AS REQUIRED BY ITS NPDES PERMIT. PROPOSED RELIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES: A. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE PENALTY BASED ON POLICY CALCULATIONS TOTALS $16,563,000. BECAUSE OF THIS UNREASONABLE AMOUNT, REG. II IS WILLING TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS AT $74,000. THIS IS BASED ON A $2 PER CAPITA PENALTY ON EACH RESIDENT OF BAYONNE; B. ORDER REQUIRING HCUA/BAYONNE TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT EFFICIENTLY, INCLUDING REPAIRING OR REPLACING SOME EQUIPMENT; AND C. SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTING SECTION 201