THIS IS A PROPOSED CIVIL JUDICIAL ACTION AGAINST THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE'S REGIONAL UTILITIES (GRU) AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR VIOLATION OF THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF THE NPDES PERMIT FOR GRU'S MAIN STREET PLANT. THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1984 AND MAY 1989. THE PLANT IS CURRENTLY MEETING ITS CURRENT NPDES PERMIT LINITS, BUT EPA IS PLANNING ON ISSUING A REVISED PERMIT IN NOVEMBER 1989 WITH MORE STRINGENT LIMITS. CONSEQUENTLY, GRU IS PLANNING TO UPDGRADE THE MAIN STREET PLANT TO BE ABLE TO MEET THE MORE STRINGENT LIMITS. HOWEVER, GRU ESTIMATES THAT THE PLANT WILL NOT COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS IN THE CURRENT PERMIT DURING SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. REGION IV IS SEEKING A CIVIL PENALTY OF $110,000 FOR PAST NPDES VIOLATIONS. THE REGION ALSO WANTS TO ENTER A CONSENT DECREE WITH A SCHEDULE FOR GRU TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION AND TO MEET INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS.