1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. THE CARBON/GRAPHITE GROUP, INC., A PENNSYLVANIA CORP. HIGHWAY 185 PORT LAVACA, CALHOUN COUNTY, TEXAS 77979 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY WHICH EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED DMRS FILED WITH EPA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO CORRECT AND PREVENT THE RECUR- RENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS AND REPORT ON THE ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN 30 DAYS, OR WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHEN- SIVE PALN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.