1. SECTION 309 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ). 2. NORTH STAR STEEL TEXAS, INC. OLD HIGHWAY 90 BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS 77704 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE CWA, EPA IS- SUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RESPONDENT TO COMPLY WITH THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT.