THIS REFERRAL ADDRESSES NUMEROUS UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES, FAILURES TO MONITOR AND REPORT UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES, EXCEEDENCES OF EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED BY U.S. EPA, AND NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE SLUDGE REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN 40 C.F.R. PART 503. THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL AND EREGIOUS VIOLATIONS CENTER AROUND UNAUTHORIZED AND UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER AND PORT CLINTON'S FAILURE TO REPORT THESE DISCHARGES. PORT CLINTON OPERATES A COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM (CSS), IN WHICH PRECIPITATION EVENTS BRING ABOUT BYPASSES. HOWEVER, PORT CLINTON IS REQUIRED TO MAXIMIZE FLOW THROUGH THE TREATMENT PLANT PRIOR TO BYPASSING. PART II., F4 OF PORT CLINTON'S NPDES PERMIT. FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS, PORT CLINTON DID NOT OPERATE ITS PRIMARY CLARIFIERS AND GRIT CHAMBERS, AND,THEREFORE, DID NOT MAXIMIZE THE USAGE OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PRIOR TOBYPASSING. PORT CLINTON FAILED TO REPORT MANY OF THESE UNATHORIZED DISCHARGES.