VIOLATION OF EPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER; VIOLATION OF NPDES PERMITS. BUENA VISTA MINES, INC. RUNS TWO ABANDONED MERCURY MINES IN SAN LUIS OBISPO. BVMI ATTAINED NPDES PERMITS FOR THE MINES IN 1988. SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN IN ALMOST CONSTANT VIOLATION OF THE EFFLUENT AND RECEIVING WATER LIMITATIONS. EPA ISSUED TWO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS REQUIRING BVMI TO COMPLY WITH ITS NPDES PERMITS. BVMI HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH EPA'S ORDERS.