REGION II RECOMMENDS THAT A COMPLAINT BE FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE CWA AGAINST THE CITY OF SALEM, N.J. FOR ITS VIOLATIONS OF THE NPDES PERMIT ISSUED FOR ITS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. THE DEFENDANT HAS FAILED TO ACHIEVE EVEN THE INTERIM EF- FLUENT LIMITS REFLECTING PRIMARY TREATMENT IMPOSED IN ITS PERMIT, AND HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH A SCHEDULE OF COMPLI- ANCE TO ACHIEVE SECONDARY TREATMENT. THE REFERRAL WILL HELP ATTAIN THE GOALS OF THE NATIONAL MUNICIPAL POLICY THAT A JUDICIALLY-BINDING SCHEDULE BE IM- POSED AND THAT PENALTIES BE ASSESSED FOR MUNICIPALITIES UN- ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE JULY 1, 1988 DATE. PROPOSED RELIEF TO BE SOUGHT: ORDER DEFENDANT TO ACHIEVE SECONDARY TREATMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; CIVIL PENALTY; SEWER CONNECTION LIMITATION. SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL PRECEDENTIAL LEGAL OR FACTUAL ISSUES: COMPLIANCE WITH THE CWA AND THE NATIONAL MUNICIPAL POLICY.