THE PERMITTEE, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WATER AND POWER AUTHOR- ITY (VIWAPA), HAS VIOLATED THE TERMS OF TWO NPDES PERMITS. ONE PERMIT REGULATES VIPAWA'S FACILITY ON ST. CROIX. THE SECOND PERMIT REGULATES VIPAWA'S FACILITY ON ST. THOMAS. THE PERMITS IMPOSE EFFLUENT LIMITS WHICH REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE BEST PRACTICABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THE INDUSTRY. THE PERMITS ALSO REQUIRE MONITORING AND REPORTING OF INFLUENTS AND EFFLUENTS. VIWAPA HAS FAILED TO PROPERLY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN EFFICIENT OPERATIONS OF ITS POWER GENERATION AND DESALINATION PLANTS AND HAS FAILED TO PROPERLY SATISFY THE MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF ITS PERMITS. THE REGION SEEKS A CIVIL PENALTY FOR PAST VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND A JUDICIAL ORDER THAT IMPOSES AN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE REFLECTING THE BEST PRACTICABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THE INDUSTRY AND ALSO PROVIDES FOR STIPULATED PENALTIES FOR FUTURE FAILURES TO COMPLY WITH THIS SCHEDULE AND LIMITS. ON MARCH 8, 1988, EPA ISSUED A FINDING OF VIOLATIONS AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE TO VIWAPA FOR EACH OF ITS PERMITTED FACILITIES. AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE MEETING WAS HELD IN THE REGION ON APRIL 13, 1988. A NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED BY EPA AND DPNR OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND VIWAPA HAS SUBMITTED DMRS. ALL INDICATE CONSISTENT VIOLATION OF P