1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. MARIA INVESTMENTS INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION ESCONDIDO OAKS 21298 SOUTH JETT ROAD SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS 78213 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA- CILITY WITHOUT NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE FROM ON OR ABOUT MAR. 6, 2000 THROUGH JUN. 16, 2000. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $27,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.