1. SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2)(A). 2. STAN-BLAST ABRASIVES CO., INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 5712 PORT INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD GALVESTON, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS 77550 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUT NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $10,000 PER VIOLA- TION, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $25,000.