THIS CASE IS CONCERNING A 107 CERCLA COST RECOVERY ACTION CONCERNING THE COOK'S LANDFILL SITE IN EAST PROVIDENCE, RI. THE COOK'S LANDFILL SITE CONSISTS OF AN AREA OF APPROXIMAT- LY FIVE ACRES IN A PLANNED RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION THAT WAS NEVER DEVELOPED. A PORTION OF THE SITE WAS USED AS A LAND- FILL FOR THE DISPOSAL OF WASTES BY MR. LAWRENCE COOK, WHO DIED INTESTATE IN OCT. 11, 1978. MR COOK'S HEIRS INHERITED HIS PROPERTY AND PRESENTLY OWN IT AS TENANTS IN COMMON. OTHER PORTIONS OF THE SITE ARE OWNED BY VARIOUS LANDOWNERS WHO APPARENTLY ARE UNABLE TO DEVELOP THEIR LOTS BECAUSE THEY ARE LOCATED IN A WETLAND AREA. EPA CONDUCTED A REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE FROM FEB. 27 TO MAY 9, 1985. THE REMOVAL CONSISTED OF THE REMOVAL OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY- SEVEN (127) 55-GALLON DRUMS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS WASTE, FIFTY-NINE (59) 5-GALLON PAILS OF FLAMMABLE MATERIAL, SEVEN (7) CUBIC YARDS OF ASBESTOS, AND THIRTY-FIVE(35) EMPTY DRUMS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS WASTE RESIDUE. THE COSTS INCURRED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE CLEAN UP OF THE COOK'S LANDFILL AMOUNTED TO $183,033.