SYNOPSIS OF CASE: ACTION FOR DSCHRG OF POLLUTANTS, DRDGD & FILL MATERIAL, INTO WTRS OF U.S. W/O PRMTS REQ BY SEC 301 & 404 OF CWA, 33 USC 1311 AND 1344 OR BY SEC 402, 33 USC 1342. DSCHRG, SOME CONT, WERE INTO E FORK OF LITTLE CHARITON RIVER, RANDOLPH CNTY, MO & DONE IN COURSE OF CHANNELIZATION OF APPROX 25 MI OF RIVER. CHANNEL & ASSOC DSCHRG PERFORMED BY SINGLE CONTRACTOR PAID BY LNDOWNRS BORDERING STREAM & BEGAN IN FALL 0F 1979. UNPERMITTED DREDGE DSCHRG CONT FROM THEN ON & NEW FILLS NOTED AS OF 01/82. IN 1969, CORP OF ENG PREPARED DESIGN MEMO FOR EXTENSIVE CHANNEL OF E & MIDDLE FORKS OF RIVER. FOLWNG GENERALLY NEG ENVIRON AND ECONOMIC REVIEW OF PROJ, CORP ABANDONED IT. PROJ AT ISSUE HERE FLLWS CLOSELY IN LOCATION & DESIGN - INCL USE OF PILOT CHANNELS - THE PROPOSAL BY CORP OF E FORK. REASON FOR CHANNELS VARY AMONG LNDOWNRS. BENEFITS INCL REDUCED FLOODING DUE TO ABILITY OF STRAIGHTER & STEEPER CHAN NEL TO CARRY STRMWTR AWAY FASTER & EVENTUAL INCR IN AMT OF LAND AVAIL FOR FARMING BY ELIMINATION OF AREAS W/IN OXBOWS OF NAT STREAM IN WHICH OPERATION OF FARM EQUIP IS DIFFICULT. ONE LNDOWNR, FLOYD RILEY, IS PRES OF NEMO COAL CO, WHICH OWNS RGHTS TO COAL UNDER PORTIONS OF STREAM. RILEY'S INVOLVEMENT MAY BE MOTIVATED IN PRT BY DESIRE TO GAIN CHEAP ACCESS TO COAL BY AVOIDING OR MINIMIZING STREAM PROTECTION REQ CERTAIN TO BE IMPOSED BY MO. STR