ON 10/2/80, THE US FILED A CIVIL COMPLAINT IN DISTRICT COURT TO REMEDY CWA VIOL'S BY HUDSON PLATING CO & ITS OWNERS /OPERATORS PAUL CARVILLE & PETER RETKEVICZ. DISCOVREY WAS COMPLETED ON 12/11/81, & TRIAL IS SCHED TO BEGIN ON 1/31/83. NATURE OF THE CASE: DEF'S OWNED & OPERATED A SMALL (3-5 EMPLOYEES) ELECTRO- PLATING BUSINESS LOCATED IN HUDSON, NH, FROM WHICH THEY DIS- CHARGED APPROX 4300 GALLONS PER DAY OF PROCESS WASTEWATERS TO THE BEAVER BROOK. THE CIVIL ACTION WAS BROUGHT AGAINST THE DEF'S FOR VIOL'ING THE EFFLUENT LIMITS CONTAINED IN THE FACILITY'S NPDES PERMIT FROM 8/28/76 TO 3/1/80; FOR FAILING TO INSTALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES; & FOR DISCHARG- ING W/O A PERMIT AFTER 3/1/80. 1. DEFENDANTS DEF'S PAUL CARVILLE & PETER RETKEVICZ OWNED & OPERATED THE ELECTROPLATING FACILITY SINCE EARLY 1970'S. IT WAS OP- ERATED AS HUDSON PLATING CO, INC. FROM 10/10/72 UNTIL 7/15/77, WHEN IT WAS DISSOLVED AS A CORP BY THE NH LEGISLA- TURE FOR FAILURE TO FILE CORP RETURNS. FROM 7/15/77 UNTIL THE FALL OF 1980, IT WAS OPERATED AS AN UNREGISTERED BUSI- NESS CALLED HUDSON PLATING CO. FROM 1973 UNTIL 11/78, PETER RETKEVICZ WAS A 52% OWNER & PAUL CARVILLE WAS A 48% OWNER OF THE BUSINESS. CARVILLE PURCHASED RETKEVICZ'S INTEREST & BECAME SOLE OWNER IN 11/78. HE CEASED OPERATION OF THE FACILITY SOON