DATA SHEET: * VIOLATIONS: UNION TANK DISCHARGES POLLUTANTS INTO WATERS OF THE US W/O AN NPDES PERMIT, A VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA, 33 USC 1311. DESPITE REPEATED NOTIFICATION, THE CO HAS FAILED TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT. * RECENT CONTACT WITH DEFENDANT: AFTER BEING FORCED TO OBTAIN A WARRANT, REGION VI STAFF INSPECTED THE FACILITY ON JAN 27 AND 28, 1988 * NATIONAL ISSUES: DEFENDANT HAS FLOUTED THE NPDES PROGRAM BY REFUSING TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT. SINCE WIDESPREAD VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE IS ESSENTIAL DUE TO RESOURCE CONTRAINTS, THIS ACTION IS IMPOR- TANT TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROGRAM. * RECEIPT OF EVIDENCE OF VIOLATIONS: FEDERAL INSPECTORS DOCUMENTED FOUR SEPARATE DISCHARGES. STATE INSPECTORS, DMR'S AND NCR'S ALSO DOCUMENT DISCHARGES. * SYNOPSIS: UNION TANK CAR CO, INC., LITHCOTE CO DIVISION, OPERATES A RAILROAD CAR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE