UPON A COMPLIANCE INSPECTION COMPLETED ON MARCH 29, 2010 THROUGH 30, 2010 BY STAFF FROM U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) REGION 3, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION (DCR), EPA'S CONTRACTOR, EASTER RESEARCH GROUP, INC (ERG), AND ERG'S SUBCONTRACTOR, PG ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC., EPA FOUND THE CITY OF NORFOLK ( THE CITY ) IN VIOLATIONS OF ITS MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) PERMIT. THE CITY'S MS4 VIOLATES THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE PERMIT: (1) STRUCTURAL AND SOURCE CONTROL MEASURES; (2) UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES AND IMPROPER DIDSPOSA; (3) RUNOFF FROM INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES; AND (4) RUNOFF FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES. SUBEQUENTLY, AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) IS BEING ISSUED.