IN A LETTER TO DAVID GOLDEN OF EPA DATED 9/16/99, RESPONDENT ADMITS THAT ON OR ABOUT 3/11/99, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROXIMATELY 9 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL FROM ITS FACILITY. RESPONDENT FURTHER ADMITS THAT APPROXIMATELY 2.5 GALLONS OF THIS CRUDE OIL REACHED THE SILVER TIP CREEK AND ITS ADJOINING SHORELINE. THE PROPOSED PENALTY FOR THIS VIOLATION IS $3,500.