THIS CASE IS A DIRECT REFERRAL OF VALMAR TEXTILE PROCESS- ING, INC. TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR LITIGATION UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND THE REFUSE ACT, REQUESTING THAT THE DOJ INITIATE A CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(B) OF THE CWA, 33 USC 1319(B), AND THE REFUSE ACT, 33 USC 407. THIS CASE IS BEING REFERRED AS A DIRECT REFERRAL PURSUANT TO THE LETTER AGREEMENT DATED 9/29/83, BETWEEN EPA AND THE DOJ, WHICH DESIGNATED CASES INVOLVING UNAUTHORIZED DISCHAR- GES BY INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGERS AS CANDIDATES FOR REFERRAL DIRECTLY FROM THE REGIONAL OFFICES TO DOJ. THE U.S. ATTOR- NEY'S OFFICE FOR THE S.D.N.Y HAS REFERRED THIS CASE TO EPA FOLLOWING SUBSTANTIAL INVESTIGATION AND DEVELOPMENT, INCLU- DING DRAFTING OF A COMPLAINT, AND WOULD LIKE TO FILE ASAP. PROPOSED RELIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES: INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO REQUIRE CLEAN-UP AND CESSATION OF UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE, CIVIL PENALTIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE; AND INITIAL SETTLEMENT PENALTIES OF $70,000 TO $100,000. ************************************************************ 10/06/92: PARTIAL CONSENT DECREE WAS ENTERED FOR CONSENT ID # 02-92-C026. ************************************************************ CONSENT DECREE WAS CONCLUDED ON AUGUST 19, 1992. ALTHOUGH THE CD WAS STYLED PARTIAL SETTLEMENT THIS WAS A FORMALITY SINCE EPA IS NOT SETTLING WITH THE SECOND NAMED DEFENDANT VALMAR .