THIS IS A CLEANING OF A BATTERY CRACKING OPERATION THAT EXISTED FROM THE 1960'S UNTIL 1977. THE LAND WAS AND IS OWNED BY AMSOUTH BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE OF THE WILLIAM M. LEARY TRUST. THE OPERATORS (ALBERT & HENRY DINGLER) ARE DEAD AND THERE ARE NO RECORDS. THE INFORMATION ON THE GENERATORS CAME FROM INTERVIEWS OF JOHN AND DONALD DINGLER (SONS AND BROTHERS OF THE OPERATORS), WHO PICKED UP BATTERIES AT VARIOUS GENERATOR LOCATIONS AND DROVE THEM TO CEDARTOWN FOR CRACKING. JOHN DINGLER USED THE SITE TO SPLIT 100 BATTERIES/WK FOR A 4-6 MONTH PERIOD IN 1977. APPROXIMATELY 2.16 MILLION BATTERIES WERE BROKEN OPEN AT THE SITE TO REDEEM THE LEAD. SUPERFUND WAS CONTACTED BY A CONCERNED CITIZEN IN 1988, AND CONDUCTED A 2-STAGE FUND LEAD REMOVAL FROM JUNE TO JULY 1991. THE CONTAMINANT OF CONCERN WAS LEAD. COSTS TO DATE AT THE SITE TOTAL $1,561,025.90. THIS ACTION SEEKS TO RECOVER THOSE REMOVAL (AND OVERHEAD) COSTS. THREE OF THE PRP'S - AMSOUTH BANK, N.A., HESTER BATTERY, AND MACON BATTERY, HAVE MADE SETTLEMENT OFFERS TOTALLING $221,335.65. EPA IS RECOMMENDING THAT THOSE OFFERS BE ACCEPTED, AND NO FURTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTION BE TAKEN, IN LIGHT OF A) THE LACK OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE. B) THE