1. SECTION 309(B) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SEC. 1311. 2. JOHN L. CONNER, JR. CONMAC INVESTMENTS, INC. 2301 MCLAIN NEWPORT, ARKANSAS 72112 3. THIS REFERRAL CONCERNS THE UNPERMITTED CLEARING AND DIS- CHARGE OF FILL MATERIALS INTO CYPRESS SLOUGHS, OXBOW LAKES AND BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD WETLANDS AT 23 SITES IN JACKSON, LAWRENCE AND WOODRUFF COUNTIES, ARKANSAS. THE VIOLATIONS HAVE RESULTED IN THE DESTRUCTION OF APPROXI- MATELY 73 ACRES OF FORESTED WETLANDS AND ADVERSE IMPACTS TO ADJACENT WETLANDS. THE VIOLATIONS BEGAN IN OCT. 1989 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DEFENDANT JOHN L. CONNER, JR., WHOSE AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS INCLUDE SOME 30,000 TO 50,000 ACRES, OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY 3,000 ARE FORESTED WETLANDS AND SIGNIIFICANT ACREAGE OF FARMED WETLANDS AND SHALLOW-WATER AQUATIC HABITAT (PRIMARILY OXBOW LAKES. THESE PROPERTIES ARE OWNED BY VARIOUS CORPORATIONS AND ENTITIES, ALL OF WHICH ARE CONTROLLED BY THE DEFENDANT. ADDITIONAL VIOLATION SITES ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION AND MAY BE ADDED TO THE CASE AT A LATER DATE. VIOLATIONS WHICH OCCURRED MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AGO (SITES 1-4) ARE INCLUDED ONLY TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE CHRONOLOGY OF THE DE- FENDANT'S ACTIONS, AND ARE NOT BE