MUST BE PERMITTED BY NPDES PERMIT AND ALL PERMIT VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING FEL VIOLATIONS, BYPASSES, AND UNREPRESENTATIVE SAM PLING AND MONITORING, MUST BE RESOLVED. IN ADDITION, THE RE LIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES A PENALTY OF $25,000 PER DAY FOR THESE VIOLATIONS. CONTACTS WITH THE DEFENDANTS: USEPA MET WITH U S X CORP. TO DISCUSS THE ABOVE RECITED VIOLATIONS. IN ADDITION, USEPA HAS SENT TWO SECT 308 LETTERS AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER TO U S X CONCERNING THESE VIOLA- TIONS. SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: NONE DATE OF ACTION WHICH LEAD TO REFERRAL: MARCH, 1987 COMPLIANCE INSPECTION SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF CASE: NUMEROUS UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES, OIL SPILLS MAY INVOLVE SECT 311 OF THE ACT, 33 USC S1321; UNREPRESENTATIVE MONITOR- ING UNDER NPDES PERMIT; FAILURE TO SUBMIT BMR. STATUTORY BASIS: THE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS WHICH ARE THE BASIS FOR THE PROPOSED ACTION ARE 33 USC SS1311, 1317, 1319, 1342 AND 40 CFR PARTS 403 AND 420. DEFENDANTS: U S X CORP., GARY, IN. VIOLATIONS: 33 USC S1317 AND 40 CFR S420.15A,