RE: 9/26/88 CIVIL CONTEMPT THE LITIGATION REPORT DOCUMENT SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF A CON SENT DECREE INVOLVING THE METROPOLITAN SEWER DIST OF GREATER CINCINNATI, OHIO ( MSDGC ). BACKGROUND: ON AUGUST 16, 1985, CHIEF U.S. DIST JUDGE CARL RUBIN EN- TERED A CONSENT DECREE RESOLVING A CLEAN WATER ACT ( ACT ) CIVIL ACTION FILED BY THE U.S. AGAINST MSDGC, HAMILTON CNTY, OHIO, AND THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO ( THE DEFENDANTS ). THAT CONSENT DECREE REQUIRES THE DEFENDANTS TO UNDERTAKE MAJ OR CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT AT THE MILL CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, PERFORM A STORMWATER ANALYSIS STUDY OF CON- TROL COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS, AND COMPLY WITH ALL NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM ( NDPES ) PERMIT RE- QUIREMENTS. VIOLATIONS OF DECREE: SINCE ENTRY OF THE DECREE IN 1985, MSDGC HAS VIOLATED A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT PROVISIONS OF THAT DOCUMENT. IN PARTICU LAR, THE MSDGC HAS VIOLATED CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE REQUIRE- MENTS, EXCEEDED NPDES PERMIT LIMITATIONS, FAILED TO PERFORM STORMWATER ANALYSIS STUDY REQUIREMENTS, AND FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE DECREE AT THE MILL CREEK PLANT. CONCLUSION: REGION V HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE DEPT