DURING 1985 PLACER MINING SEASON, POLLUTANTS WERE DISCHARGED TO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES IN VIOLATION OF NPDES PERMIT. THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR TURBIDITY, ARSENIC, AND SETTLEABLE SOLIDS WERE EXCEEDED. THE 1985 DMR VERIFIED THAT PERMIT LIMITATIONS FOR SETTLEABLE SOLIDS WERE EXCEEDED DURING THE 1985 SEASON. IN ADDITION, THE OPERATION UTILIZED A HYDRAULIC MONITOR TO REMOVE OVERBURDEN WITHOUT TREATMENT, IN VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF THE PERMIT. ON INFORMATION AND BELIEF, DEFENDANT OPERATED WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT IN 1984, UTILIZING A HYDRAULIC MONITOR TO REMOVE OVERBURDEN WITHOUT TREATMENT. DEFENDANT ALSO VIOLATED CERTAIN TERMS OF 309 CONSENT ORDER, ISSUED TO HIM 6/24/85, BY EXCEEDING THE SETTLEABLE SOLIDS LIMITATION, FAILING TO COMPLY WITH REQUIRED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND FAILING TO MONITOR TURBIDITY AS REQUIRED BY THE ORDER.