HISTAND PURCHASED PROPERTY IN 1981 FROM TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY FOR PREVIOUS OWNER WHO HAD FAILED TO CLEAN UP SITE. HISTAND TOOK NO ACTION ALTHOUGH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ORDERED HIM TO CLEAN UP SITE. HISTAND ALSO FAILED TO COMPLY WITH EPA 106 REMOVAL ORDER. EPA SPENT $400,000TO CLEAN SITE AND NOW SEEKS COST RECOVERY. EPA ALSO SEEKS PENALTIES AND TREBLE DAMAGES FOR THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDER.