EPA is authorized to enter into this Consent Agreement and Final Order (Agreement) under the authority vested in the Administrator of EPA by Section 309(g)(2)(A) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2)(A), and by 40 C.F.R. 22.13(b). The parties enter into this Agreement in order to settle the civil violation(s) alleged in this Agreement for a penalty of $5,500. Respondent consents to the assessment of this penalty, APPROVED BY EPA: and waives the right to: (1) contest the finding(s) specified in the Form; (2) a hearing pursuant to Section 309(g)(2) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(2); and (3) appeal pursuant to Section 309(g)(8), 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(8).