A CIVIL ACTION WAS ORIGINALLY FILED AGAINST THE TULSA REG- IONAL METROPOLITAN UTILITY AUTHORITY (RMUA) AND THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA ON 11/6/79. TULSA RMUA IS IN REALITY A MERE SHELL OPERATION WHICH CONTAINS ALL ITS OPERATING CAPITOL ABD OPER- ATION AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM THE CITIES OF TULSA AND BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA. A CONSENT DECREE WAS FILED WITH THE COURT ON 5/12/81. THE CONSENT DECREE INCLUDED A PENALTY OF $135,000 PLUS PAYMENT OF $5,000 FOR VIOLATIONS OF INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE PERIOD OF NEGOTIATION. THE DECREE ESTABLISHED SHORT AND LONG TERM REMEDIAL MEASURES AND INTER- IM EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS. A STIPULATED PENALTY OF $500 PER DAY WAS ESTABLISHED.