THIS ACTION IS BEING BROUGHT BECAUSE THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES' HYPERION WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY HAS CONTINUALLY VIOLATED ITS NPDES PERMIT FROM NOVEMBER, 1982 TO DATE. HYPERION IS THE PRINCIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT FOR THE CITY WITH AN AVERAGE DAILY FLOW OF 420 MILLION GALLONS DISCHARGING INTO SANTA MONICA BAY. HYPERION VIOLATED ITS MONTHLY AVERAGE LIMITS FOR BOD AND SUSPENDED SOLIDS FOR ALL BUT TWO MONTHS THE PERMIT HAS BEEN IN EFFECT. HYPERION HAS ALSO VIOLATED A VARIETY OF OTHER PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. THIS ACTION IS RELATED TO EPA'S PENDING CIVIL LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE CITY'S FAILURE TO CEASE THE DISCAHRGE OF SLUDGE INTO SANTA MONICA BAY AND THE CITY'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE FULL SECONDARY TREAT- MENT AT HYPERION. THE INITIAL ACTION WAS SETTLED IN PART BY A CONSENT DECREE IN 1980, BUT THE UNDERLYING ISSUES STILL REQUIRE FURTHER ACTION. THE REGION IS ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THESE CLAIMS AND THE MORE RECENT PERMIT VIOLATION CLAIMS IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS PENDING LAWSUIT. FOUR INDIVIDUALS RECENTLY FILED A NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE A CITIZEN'S SUIT ADDRESSING THESE VIOLATIONS AND THE CITY'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE SECONDARY TREATMENT. THE REGION EXPECTS THAT THESE CLAIMS WILL BE CONSOLIDATED IN ONE ACTION WITH EPA'S CLAIMS. TO GUARANTEE CONSOLIDATION, THIS ACTION MUST BE FILED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 6, 1986. THE REGION STRONGLY SUPPORTS CONSOLIDATION AND THEREFORE U