THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER PURSUANT TO 33 USC SEC. 1319(G) ISSUED TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) AND TO GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THEIR CALIFORNIA GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES STORM WATER NPDES PERMIT (CAS000002). THE COMPLAINT SEEKS PAYMENT OF $55,000 IN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. THIS PENALTY FIGURE WAS AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING OF THIS COMPLAINT DURING PRE-FILING SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS. CALTRANS AND ITS CONTACTOR (GRANITE CONSTRUCTION) VIOLATED THE STATEWIDE GENERAL STORMWATER PERMIT DURING THE COURSE OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO WIDEN HIGHWAY 126 NEAR SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA.