EPA MET WITH ASARCO ON 7/31 AND 8/1/96 TO DISCUSS RCRA VIOLATIONS AS WELL AS CWA NPDES VIOLATIONS. EPA HAD ISSUED TO ASARCO A NOV FOR IT'S CLEAN WATER ACT NPDES VIOLATIONS IN 1994. THE REGION THEN ISSUED AN ADMINSTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER 9/11/95 REQURING COMPLIANCE WITH DISCHARGE LIMITS FOR EXISTING SOURCE PRIMARY LEAD SMELTERS WITH METALLURGIC ACID PLANTS. EPA SENT A DEMAND LETTER TO ASARCO RELATING TO THE CWA VIOLATIONS ON 7/26/96. NO SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS HAVE OCCURRED TO DATE, ALTHOUGH NEGOTIATIONS ARE CONTEMPLATED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.