THE NORWOOD PCB SUPERFUND SITE IS APPROX. 25 ACRE COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL SITE LOCATED ON US RT1 IN NORWOOD,MA. IN 1983, IN RESPONSE TO A CITIZENS COMPLAINT, THE MASS. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DISCOVERED PCB CONTAMINATION IN THE SOILS ON THE SITE. IN JUNE 1983, EPA CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY REMOVAL DURING WHICH 518 TONS OF PCB CONTAMINATED SOILS WERE EXCAVATED AND DISPOSED OF AT AN OFF SITE FACILITY BETWEEN DEC. 1985 AND JAN. 1986, DEP PERFORMED AN INTERIM REMEDIAL ACTION BY COVERING THE AREAS OF CONTAMINATED SOILS AND INSTALLING FENCES AROUND THE PORTIONS OF THE SITE. IN AUG. 1989, EPA COMPLETED A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILITY STUDY(RI/FS) OF THE SITE: ON SEPT. 29, 1989, THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR ISSUED A RECORD OF DECISION(ROD) WHICH SELECTED A $16.1 MILLION REMEDY FOR THE SITE THAT WILL TREAT SOILS, SEDIMENTS AND GROUND WATER. ON MAR. 21,1990, THE REGION ISSUED SPECIAL NOTICE TO SEVERAL PRP'S INCLUDING GRANT GEAR. ON JULY 2, 1990, THE REGION ENDED THE SPECIAL NOTICE PERIOD BECAUSE THE PRP'S FAILED TO PRESENT A GOOD FAITH OFFER. ON AUG. 8, 1990, THE REGION ISSUED A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO CERCLA SECTION 106, WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE ON AUG. 17,1990. GRANT GEAR WAS NOT NAMED AS A RESPONDENT IN THE ORDER. THE RESPONDENTS NAMED IN THE ORDER HAVE BEEN OUT OF COMPLIANCE W/ THE ORDER SINCE SEPT. 4,1990. GRANT GEAR HAS ASSERTED ITS STATUS A