ON JUNE 30, 1989, REGION I REFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE A SUIT AGAINST THE UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) OF HARTFORD CONNECTICUT. THE REFERRAL PROPOSES FILING SUIT AGAINST UTC FOR NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA AT FIVE PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING FACILITIES WHICH ARE DIVISIONS OF UTC LOCATED IN CONNECTICUT. EPA RECOMMENDS SEEKING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE RCRA REQUIREMENTS AT ALL FIVE FACILITIES, AND THE PAYMENT BY UTC OF APPROXIMATELY $800,000 IN PENALTIES. THE CASE IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE PROPOSED DEFENDANT, THE COMPANY'S LONG HISTORY OF NON-COMPLIANCE AND RECALCITRANCE IN THE FACE OF EPA ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE ACTION WILL BOTH PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT AT THE FIVE FACILITIES AND DETER SIMILARLY SITUATED COMPANIES FROM ENGAGING IN ENVIR- ONMENTALLY HARMFUL PRACTICES. *****12/29/90**** SUPPLEMENTAL REFERRAL ( FACILITY AMMENDMENT) DESCRIBES THE FAILURE OF THE HAMILTON STANDARD DIVISION OF UTC TO COMPLY WITH THE INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES AND WITH APPLICABLE HAZARDOUS GENERATOR STANDARDS. THESE VIOLATIONS WERE DETECTED 10/24-25/89. ADDITIONALLY, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REFERRAL DESCRIBES HAMILTON STANDARD VIOLATIONS OF AN AUGUST 1989 ADMINISTRATIVE CONSENT AGREEMEN