DISCHARGING WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT (LOG TRANSFER FACILITY). THE RESPONDENT CONDUCTED LOG TRANSFER OPERATIONS NEAR KODIAK, ALASKA, WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING AN NPDES PERMIT. THE OPERATIONS INVOLVED THE TRANSFER OF SEVERAL HUNDRED LOGS FROM AN UNDEVELOPED BEACH TO THE WATER TO FORM A LOG RAFT TO TRANSPORT THE LOGS. THIS ACTIVITY DEPOSITS BARK AND OTHER WOOD DEBRIS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WATER BODY, HARMING BENTHIC PHYSICAL HABITAT AND LOWERING OXYGEN LEVELS.