The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region IX, and Hawthorne Pacific Corp. (Respondent) (collectively the Parties) agree to settle this matter and consent to the entry of this Consent Agreement and Final Order (CA/FO). This CA/FO is an administrative action commenced and concluded under Section 1423(c) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. Section 300h-2(c)(1), and Sections 22.13(b), 22.18(b)(2) and (3), and 22.45 of the Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties and the Revocation/Termination or Suspension of Permits (Consolidated Rules), as codified at 40 C.F.R. part 22.