DEFENDANTS RICHARD AND LILLIAN OLSON OPERATE A GOLD PLACER MINE NEAR CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, AK, THAT DISCHARGES POLLUTANTS TO DEADWOOD CREEK. THE DEFENDANTS' FACILITY ON DEADWOOD CREEK WAS INSPECTED BY EPA ON 7/12/84 AND 7/27/85. AS A RESULT OF THESE INSPECTIONS, EPA DETERMINED THAT MR. & MRS. OLSON WERE DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS DIRECTLY TO WATERS OF THE U S, IN VIOLATION OF THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR SETTLE- ABLE SOLIDS, ARSENIC, AND TURBIDITY SET FORTH IN AN NPDES PERMIT #AK-003554-8 ISSUED BY EPA TO RICHARD (RED) OLSON. THE PERMIT BECAME EFFECTIVE 7/9/84, AND WILL EXPIRE ON 12/31/86. THE OLSONS DID NOT SUBMIT DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS (DMR'S) FOR THE 1984 AND 1985 MINING SEASONS AS REQUIRED BY THE NPDES PERMIT. THIS REFERRAL ADDRESSES PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMIT VIOLATIONS FOR THE 1984 AND 1985 MINING SEASONS. THIS REFERRAL SEEKS PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO PREVENT FURTHER VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND CIVIL PENALTIES OF NOT LESS THAN $14,000 FOR PAST VIOLATIONS.