THIS CASE IS A REFERRAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR CIVIL ACTION SEEKING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND PENALTIES FROM THE ERIE SEWER AUTHORITY AND THE CITY OF ERIE WHICH ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATING A POTW WITH A NPDES PERMIT, BUT HAVE FAILED TO IMPLEMENT THE APPROVED PRETREATMENT PROGRAM. SINCE 1988, TWELVE INDUSTRIAL USERS HAVE BEEN IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE AND FIVE OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN NONCOMPLIANCE FOR FOUR OUT OF FIVE YEARS BUT THE POTW HAS NOT PUT THEM ON A COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE OR COLLECTED ACTIONS AGAINST NONCOMPLYING INDUSTRIAL USERS, TO SUBMIT A TIMELY LOCAL LIMITS RE-EVALUATION, TO ISSUE ADEQUATE INDUSTRIAL USER CONTROL MECHANISMS, AND TO MEET ITS NPDES LIMITS FOR TSS, PH AND FLOW. THE CASE ALSO JOINS TWO OF THE INDUSTRIAL USERS, BOTH SUBJECT TO FEDERAL CATEGORICAL STANDARDS, AS DEFENDANTS. ERIE COKE CORPORATION, REGULATED UNDER THE IRON AND STEEL CATEGORICAL STANDARDS, HAS VIOLATED STANDARDS FOR AMMONIA AND PHENOL. PRESQUE ISLE PLATING, REGULATED UNDER THE ELECTROPLATING CATEGORICAL STANDARDS, HAS VIOLATED STANDARDS FOR CADMIUM, ZINC, AND CYANIDE. THE POTW DISCHARGES INTO LAKE ERIE AND ITS FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT ITS PRETREATMENT PROGRAM MAY HAVE ALLOWED THE CONTINUED DISCHARGE OF TOXIC POLLUTANTS INTO THE LAKE. SUPPLEMENTALLY REFERRED 09/29/94 TO ADD ON ADDITION COUNT EACH AGAINST ERIE COKE CORP AND PRESQU