DISCHARGING WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT. THE COMPLAINT STEMS FROM AN INSPECTION IN LATE 1994 BY EPA AND OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. DURING THE INSPECTION, THE EPA-ODA TEAM OBSERVED WASTES FROM GIENGER FARMS ENTERING A DITCH CONNECTED TO SQUEEDUNK SLOUGH. DISCHARGES FROM CAFOS TYPICALLY CONTAIN BACTERIA, LARGE AMOUNTS OF NUTRIENTS AND OTHER ORGANIC MATTER THAT CAN DEGRADE WATER QUALITY AND HARM WILDLIFE.