This is an Administrative Penalty action (APO) issued to Costco Wholesale Corporation pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act. The violation involves the continued operation of 3 large capacity cesspools beyond the required April 5, 2005 closure date, thereby allowing ongoing discharge of raw sewage directly to the ground/subsurface. The Complaint seeks a penalty of $75,000 and closure or conversion of the 3 cesspools, and of 2 additional industrial wells, by July 31, 2007.