NATURE OF THE CASE: THE CAROLAWN SITE IS COMPOSED OF 82 ACRES, APPROX 2 OF WHICH WERE CONTAMINATED. CONTAMINANTS WERE LIQUID, SOLID & SEMI-SOLID, FLAMMABLE PETROLEUM MIXTURES, PHENOL- IC RESINS, WATER BASED PAINT WASTES & PRINTING WASTES. THE STATE OBTAINED A JUDGMENT AGAINST THE CO IN 10/80, BUT THE CO FAILED TO COMPLY W/ITS TERMS. THE CO IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF A RECEIVER & MAY BE JUDGMENT PROOF. FROM 12/81-2/82 EPA PERFORMED A CLEAN UP OF THE SITE. ANALYSES INDICATED NO ACTUAL CONTAMINATION OF WATERWAYS, GROUND- WATER, DRINKING WELLS OR AQUATIC LIFE OR VEGETATION HAS OCCURRED. CONTAMINATED TOPSOIL WAS REMOVED & DISPOSED OF. THE CLEAN UP FOLLOWED THE FAILURE OF 23 GENERATORS TO RE- SPOND TO NOTICE LTRS ISSUED IN 11/81. REGN HAS PREPARED A COST RECOVERY ACTION, CITING CERCLA SEC 104, 106 & 107. TOTAL COST INCURRED BY EPA APPROX $368,275. REFERRAL HAS BEEN SENT TO HQ FOR REVIEW. FURTHER GROUNDWATER TESTING DONE APPROX 10/82 INDICATES ONE PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELL CONTAMINATED. EPA HAS ADVISED USER NOT TO DRINK WATER. EPA IS DOING FURTHER TEST- ING AND ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OTHER WELLS ARE CONTAMINATED. THIS SITE IS ON THE PROPOSED NPL.