APPROXIMATELY 18 DIFFERENT BUSINESSES OCCUPIED THE SITE BETWEEN 1948 AND 2000. HISTORICAL USES OF
THE SITE HAVE INCLUDED MACHINE REBUILDING, SALT STORAGE, WASTE MATERIAL HANDLING, AND COATING
REMOVAL SUCH AS PAINT STRIPPING AND RUST REMOVAL. THE MOST RECENT OPERATOR, BROOK ENTERPRISE,
INC., CONDUCTED PARTS AND AUTOMOBILE STRIPPING, POWER BLASTING, AND COATINGS REMOVAL OPERATIONS
FROM 1991 TO 2000. ON JANUARY 2, 2003, U.S. EPA FOUND APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
55-GALLON DRUMS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE BUILDING, 39 OF WHICH CONTAINED LIQUIDS, INCLUDING ACIDS,
CORROSIVES, AND SOLVENTS. NUMEROUS SMALL CONTAINERS HAD FLAMMABLE LIQUID/SLUDGE OR PAINT-RELATED
MATERIAL. ANALYTICAL RESULTS INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF CORROSIVE AND IGNITABLE HAZARDOUS WASTE. IN
JULY, 2003, U.S. EPA ISSUED AN ACTION MEMORANDUM AND SENT AN INFORMATION REQUEST TO PRPS. IN
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2003, U.S. EPA ISSUED GENERAL NOTICE TO MONROE FOUR CO-PARTNERSHIP AND
BROOK ENTERPRISE, INC., OFFERING EACH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER INTO AN AOC TO PERFORM OR FINANCE
RESPONSE ACTIVITIES AT THE SITE. EACH RESPONDENT DECLINED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER INTO AN AOC TO
CLEAN UP THE SITE. BASED UPON THE FOREGOING FINDINGS OF FACT, U.S. EPA HEREBY ORDERS THAT
RESPONDENTS PERFORM REMOVAL ACTIONS. RESPONDENTS SHALL REIMBURSE U.S. EPA, UPON WRITTEN
DEMAND, FOR ALL RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED BY THE UNITED STATES IN OVERSEEING RESPONDENTS'
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ORDER. VIOLATION OF ANY PROV