MAGIC CIRCLE INC. AND STEPHEN R. WEBER OPERATE A GOLD PLACER MINE NEAR CENTRAL, AK WHICH DISCHARGES POLLUTANTS TO DEADWOOD CREEK. THE MINE WAS INSPECTED BY EPA IN JULY 1984 AND IN JULY AND AUGUST 1985. AS A RESULT OF THOSE INSPECTIONS, EPA DETERMINED THAT DEFENDANTS WERE DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS TO WATERS OF U S IN VIOLATION OF THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR SETTLEABLE SOLIDS, TURBIDITY AND ARSENIC AS SET FORTH IN THE 1984 AND 1985 NPDES PERMITS ISSUED TO DEFENDANTS BY EPA FOR DISCHARGES FROM THE FACILITY. THIS REFERRAL ADDRESSES BOTH THE 1984 AND 1985 PERMIT VIOLATIONS. DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT ARE IN VIOLATION OF SEC 301 OF CWA, 33 USC, PART 1311. THIS REFERRAL SEEKS PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO PREVENT FURTHER VIOLATIONS OF THE CWA AND CIVIL PENALTIES OF NOT LESS THAN $18,000 TO $23,000 FOR PAST VIOLATIONS.