SYNOPSIS OF CASE: .AWARD DESIGN MEDALS (IU) US A CATEGIRUCAL IU WHICH DISCHARGES TO THE TOWN OF NOBLE, AND IS SUBJECT TO METAL FINISHING REGULATIONS UNDER 40 C.F.R. 433. THE IU SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED EPA PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF DISCHARGE TO THE POTW IN AUGUST 1988, BUT NO SUCH NOTICE WAS GIVEN. FURTHER, A BASELINE MONITORING REPORT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUB- MITTED. THE IU ALSO FAILED TO SUBMIT A 90-DAY COMPLIANCE RE -PORT AND A SEMI-ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR JUNE 1989. PRIOR TO DISCHARGING TO THE TOWN OF NOBLE, THE FACILITY DISCHARGED ALL PROCESS WASTEWATER TO A LAGOON LOCATED ON THE AWARD DESIGN'S PROPERTY. IN AUGUST 1985, OKLAHOMA WATER RESOURCES BOARD (OWRB) ISSUED AWARD DESIGN A PERMIT TO DIS- CHARGE ITS WASTEWATERS TO THE LAGOON. THE PERMIT PROHIBITED ANY DISCHARGE INTO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND FURTHER REQUIRED MAINTENANCE OF A THREE-FOOT FREEBOARD IN THE LAGOON BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY BOTH OKLAHOMA STATE DEPART -MENT OF HEALTH (OSDH) AND OWRB, AWARD DESIGN CONTINUOUSLY FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED THREE-FOOT FREEBOARD AND ALLOW THE LAGOON WATER TO OVERFLOW AND ENTER A NEARBY CREEK