HOOKER (S AREA LANDFILL) THIS CASE WAS ONE OF FOUR FILED AGAINST HOOKER CHEM & PLASTICS CORP IN THE NIAGARA FALLS AREA ON DEC 20, 1979. HOOKER DISPOSED OF APPROX 63,000 TONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE (INCLUDING LINDANE & MIREX) IN A LANDFILL ON ITS PLANT PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS (SUPPLIES OVER 50,000 PEOPLE). CHEMICALS FROM LANDFILL HAVE BEEN DETECTED INSIDE THE DRINKING WATER PLANT BEDROCK TUNNEL WHICH CONVEYS WATER FROM NIAGARA RIVER TO CITY'S DRINKING WATER PLANT, & IN THE SOIL & GROUNDWATER SURROUNDING THE S AREA. THE DRINKING WATER QUALITY IS BEING MAINTAINED AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL BY THE CITY'S MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. CASE IS NATIONALLY MANAGED BY OECM, EPA HEADQUARTERS. TECHNICAL ISSUES MANAGED BY EPA REGIONAL OFFICE. * PENALTY PAID TO N.Y.S.