SYNOPSIS OF THE CASE THE CITY OF WELLSTON, OHIO ( CITY OR WELLSTON ), AN OHIO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION LOCATED IN JACKSON COUNTY, OH., OWNED AND OERATES THE WELLSTON NORTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT , PLANT ( PLANT ) LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF RHODE ISLAND AVE. AND 13TH STREET, WELLSTON, OH. THIS PLANT SERVES A CONNECTED POPULATION OF ABOUT 6,000 RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS SOME COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOURCES. WELLSTON HAS BEEN IN SIGNIFICANT VIOLATION OF ITS NAT- IONAL POLLUTANT DISCHATGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT REQUIREMENTS SINCE MAY, 1980. THE EXISTING PERMIT, NO. OH0023507 (ATTACHMENT A), BECAME EFFECTIVE ON 8/23/85. THIS PERMIT, AS WELL AS PAST PERMITS, ESTABLISHES FINAL EFFLU- ENT LIMITATIONS, REQUIRES THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT ITS APPROVED PRETREATMENT PROGRAM, AND REQUIRES THE SUBMISSION OF MONTHLY OPERATING REPORTS TO THE OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (OEPA). 1. STATUTE U.S.C. SECTION 1311 2. NAME AND LOCATION OF DEFENDANT: CITY OF WELLSTON 203 E. BROADWAY WELSTON, OHIO 45692 3. VIOLATION: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH STATE-ISSUE NPDES PERMIT IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, 33