PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION PRODUCTION PROCESSESS AND DISPOSAL PRACTICES RESULTED IN SPILLS TAHT CAUSED TRICHLOROETHYLENE CONTAMINATION IN GROUNDWATER AT THE SITE. PIPER AIRCRAFT IS THE SOLE LANDOWNER/OPERATOR DEFENDANT, AND AS SUCH IS LIABLE FOR RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED BY EPA. EPA HAS NEGOTIATED AND PIPER AIRCRAFT HAS SIGNED A CONSENT DECREE AGREEING TO REIMBURSE PAST AND FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS AND TO CONDUCT GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION AS PROVIDED IN A RECORD OF DECISION ISSUED BY EPA. PIPER, A PETITIONER IN BANKRUPTCY, HAS OBTAINED APPROVAL BY IT CREDITORS' COMMITTEE AND EXPECTS BANKRUPTCY COURT APPROVAL FOR THE CD SHORTLY.