AN ACTION WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT AGAINST AMOCO OIL CO. FOR CONTINUOUSLY DISCHARGING BOD, TSS, OIL AND GREASE, PHENOLS, AND CHROMIUM THROUGH TWO PERMITTED OUTFALLS AT ITS SUGUR CREEK REFINERY INTO MISSOURI RIVER IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITS CONTAINED IN ITS NPDES PERMIT FROM JANUARY 1976. DURING LIT- IGATION IT WAS LEARNED THAT AMOCO HAD BEEN DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM SEVERAL UNPERMITTED OUTFALLS DURING THE SAME PERIOD. IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE FACILITY WAS CLOSED IN JUNE 1982, AMOCO CONTINUES TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER RUNOFF INTO THE RIVER. THE PARTIES ATTEMPTED TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFULL DUE TO A DISPUTE OVER THE AMOUNT OF THE ECONOMIC SAVINGS WHICH AMOCO ENJOYED BY NOT INSTALLING THE NECCESSARY POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT. TRIAL WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 16 TO 20, 1983.