CASE SYNOPSIS: THIS LITIGATION REPORT IS IN SUPPORT OF A REQUEST FOR A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TX TO ENFORCE SEC- TION 301 OF THE CWA, 33 USC 1311. THIS LITIGATION REPORT CONCERNS LUDGE WASHOUTS AT THE CITY'S NORTHSIDE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY 1987. THE NORTHSIDE PLANT CONSISTS OF THE NORTHSIDE EAST PLANT (SEWAGE TREATMENT) AND THE NORTHSIDE WEST PLANT. THE CITY HAD CONVERTED AND WAS UTILIZING THE NORTHSIDE WEST PLANT AS A SLUDGE THICKENING AND DIGESTION PLANT. SUPERNATANT FROM THE PLANT WAS NORMALLY DISCHARGED INTO THE NORTHSIDE EAST PLANT FOR FURTHER TREATMENT PRIOR TO DISCHARGE. THE DATA OBTAINED THROUGH ORDER FOR INFORMATION DOCKET NO. VI-88-1115 SHOWS THAT THE CITY WASHED 477 TONS OF SLUDGE FROM THE NORTHSIDE WEST PLANT THROUGH THE NORTHSIED EAST PLANT AND DISCHARGED THE SLUDGE THROUGH THE NORTHISED EAST PLANT OUTFALL INTO THE RECEIVING STREAM. THE PERMIT LIMIT FOR THE NORTHSIDE EAST PLANT OUTFALL INTO THE RECEIVING STREAM. THE PERMIT LIMIT FOR THE NORTHSIDE EAST PLANT IS 3.4 TONS PER DAY OR 102 TONS PER MONTH. IT WAS CLEARLY WITHIN THE CITY'S ABILITY TO DISPOSE OF THE SLUDGE IN THE PROPER MANNER RATHER THAN DISCHARGE THE PLANT EFFLUENT INTO THE RECEIVING STREAM. * THIS CIVIL ACTION REQUEST ALSO CONCE