1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. 316, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 13347 L. LAUNDRY ROAD GONZALES, ASCENSION PARISH, LOUISIANA 70707-0905 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY: 1) DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE NPDES PERMIT; AND 2) DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS IN AMOUNTS THAT EXCEEDED THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS CON- TAINED IN THE EXPIRED PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PRPOSED ACIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $27,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.