THIS CASE INVOLVES VIOLATIONS OF A NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 402 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA). IN PARTICULAR, THE CASE INVOLVES NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS OF THE PERMIT'S LIMIT ON THE DISCHARGE OF TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS(TSS). THE RECEIVING WATERWAY IS THE WABASH RIVER ALONG THE LENGTH AT WHICH IT FORMS A BORDER BETWEEN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA, THE PERMIT NUMBER IS IN0002178.