1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. SOLV-EX CORP. 2121 MENOL NE ALBUQUERQUE, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87102 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FORM THE FACILITY WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT FROM APPROXIMATELY OCT. 1992 TO APR. 13, 1997. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500, WHICH CONSTI- TUTES NO MORE THAN $11,000 PER DAY PER VIOLATION FOR EACH VIOLATION.