PENN HILLS HAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS OPERATED ITS STP'S IN A DEFICIENT MANNER CAUSING SEVERE AND CHRONIC NPDES VIOLATIONS (STP'S: GASCOLA, SANDY CREEK, (JAMES VOLK), LONG ROAD, PLUM CREEK AND LINCOLN PARK). STATES ENFORCEMENT ATTEMPTS HAVE NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE, HENCE THEIR REQUEST FOR EPA INVOLEMENT. INJUNCTIVE AND PENALTIES ARE BEING SOUGHT. CRIMINAL INVEST- IGATIONS IS ALSO UNDERWAY. PARALLEL PROCEEDINGS AUTHORITY HAS BEEN REQUESTED.