THE CITY OF HASTINGS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, OWNS AND OPERATES A WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY WHICH SERVES A POPULATION OF 600. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT AS AMENDED, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1251 ET SEQ., HASTINGS WAS ISSUED A NPDES PERMIT BY EPA REGION IV WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE ON FEBRUARY 1, 1979 AND EXPIRED ON JANUARY 31, 1984. THE 1979 PERMIT AUTHORIZED DISCHARGE FROM THE HASTINGS' FACILITY LOCATED AT BLOVARD STREET IN HASTINGS, VIA AN UNNAMED CANAL TO RECEIVING WATERS NAMED CRACKER BRANCH, A TRIBUTARY TO THE ST. JOHN'S RIVER.