1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. KIK INTERNATIONAL, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 2903 DUPREE CIRCLE HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77054 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FACILITY WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OF AN NPDES PERMIT COVER- AGE FROM JUN. 26, 1996 UNTIL JUL. 9, 1998. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.