CLEAN WATER ACT PRETREATMENT REFERRAL CITY OF LAFAYETTE, INDIANA BACKGROUND: U.S. EPA REGULATIONS REQUIRED THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPROVABLE PRETREATMENT PROGRAM BY JULY 1, 1983. IN THE CASE OF THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE, THE APPLICABLE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT REQUIRED THE SUBMITTAL BY NOVEMBER 1, 1981. DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BY REGION V AND THE STATE OF INDIANA TO ELICIT SUCH A PROGRAM THAT IS APPROVABLE IN ALL RESPECTS. THE LITIGATION REPORT IS QUITE SPECIFIC IN DETAILING THE MANY DEFICIENCIES IN LAFAYETTE'S SUBMITTALS. THIS LITIGATION REPORT IS SUMITTED IN RESPONSE TO A HEADQUARTERS' REQUEST FOR A PRETREATMENT ENFORCEMENT INI- TIATIVE. IT WAS PREPARED BY THE WATER DIVISION AND THE OFFICE OF REGIONAL COUNSEL, AND HAS BEEN DISCUSSED, IN DETAIL, WITH MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS STAFF, AND THE DEPART- MENT OF JUSTICE.