PRN SENT TO DOJ ALONG WITH DRAFT SITE-SPECIFIC CONSENT DECREE AND EARLY START RD AOC, IN ANTICIPATION OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR RD/RA. THE LANDFILL, WHICH WAS OPERATED AS A TRENCH AND FILL OPERATION FROM APPROXIMATELY 1974-75 UNTIL 1982, ACCEPTED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND SOME HAZARDOUS WASTES. IT WAS PLACED ON THE NPL IN JUNE OF 1988 WITH A SCORE OF 40.29. AN RI/FS WAS CONDUCTED BY THE COUNTY OF HARFORD, MARYLAND AND FINALIZED BY EPA IN JUNE 1995. THE RI/FS DEMONSTRATES THAT SOILS, LEACHATE SEEPS, SURFACE WATER, SEDIMENTS, AIR, AND GROUNDWATER AT THE SITE ARE CONTAMINATED WITH NUMEROUS CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS INCLUDING BOTH ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND METALS. EPA HAD IDENTIFIED 16 PRPS FOR THE SITE AND CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE ADDITIONAL PARTIES. THE IDENTIFIED PRPS INCLUDE AN OWNER, OPERATORS, GENERATORS AND TRANSPORTERS. THE U.S. ARMY HAS ALSO BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A PRP. DIRECT REFERRAL SENT TO DOJ ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1997, BECAUSE OF A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT WITH THE PRPS.