CARIBE TUNA IS IN VIOLATION OF CWA/301 AND NPDES PERMIT. THIS IS AN ACTION AGAINST CARIBE TUNA PURSUANT TO CWA/309. CARIBA TUNA, INC., A COMPANY OWNED BY MITSUBISHI FOODS (MC), INC., IS ENGAGED IN THE PROCESSING AND PACKING OF TUNA FISH AT A FACILITY LOCATED AT PLAYA DE PONCE, PR. A NPDES PERMIT WAS ISSUED CONTAINING EFFLUENT DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS REFLECTING BEST PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT TECHNOLOGY LIMITS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PR. CARIBE TUNA IS PERMITTED TO DISCHARGE PROCESS AND SANITARY WASTEWATERS THROUGH OUTFALL 001, AND STORM WATER THROUGH OUTFALLS 002 AND 003 INTO PONCE BAY, A WATER OF THE U.S. CARIBE TUNA HAS BEEN, AND REMAINS, IN SUBSTANTIAL AND CONTINUOUS NONCOMPLIANCE WITH PERMIT LIMITS. EVIDENCE OF THIS NONCOMPLIANCE IS BASED PRIMARILY ON ADMISSIONS FILED BY CARIBE TUNA IN THE FORM OF SELF-REPORTING DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS, WHICH WERE SUBMITTED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE PERMIT. THE RELIEF SOUGHT IS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF PURSUANT TO CWA/309(B) AND CIVIL PENALTIES PURSUANT TO CWA/309(B) BECAUSE CARIBE TUNA HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE TO ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORTS OF THIS AGENCY TO SECURE COMPLIANCE, INCLUDING THE ISSUANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS. * FACILITY ADDRESS: CARIBE TUNA INC AVE SANTIAGO DE LOS