THIS IS ONE OF FIVE IUS IN THE WEST CHICAGO AREA THAT WE WILL BE TAKING AN ACTION ON. THIS ONE IS PENALTIES ONLY FOR STORM WATER AND PRETREATMENT VIOLATIONS. BETWEEN JUNE 1994 AND JUNE 1998, VLASIC FARMS (FKA CAMPBELL'S FRESH) DISCHARGED POLLUTANTS INTO THE WEST CHICAGO POTW AT LEVELS EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITS SET FORTH IN THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO'S ORDINANCE AND VLASIC FARMS' INDUSTRIAL USER DISCHARGE PERMIT. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 23 DAYS OF VIOLATION OF SECTION 307 OF THE CWA. COMPLAINT WAS FILED UNDER SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA ON SEPT. 30, 1998, SEEKING A PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY OF $62,000. CASE SETTLED FOR A $12,000 PENALTY AND A SEP VALUED AT $79,700. COMPLAINT WAS FILED IN U.S. DIST. CT. ON 3/2/99.