U.S. EPA, REGION 4 IS PROPOSING TO ENTER INTO THE CONSENT DECREE PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 106 AND 107 OF CERCLA 42 U.S.C. 9606 AND 9607. THE SETTLEMENT INVOLVES A GROUP CONSISTING OF TWENTY-THREE SETTLING DEFENDANTS WHICH HAVE AGREED TO FUND AND IMPLEMENT THE LANDFILL CAPPING REMEDY SET FORTH IN THE RECORD OF DECISION ROD AND EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES ESD ISSUED BY U.S. EPA REGION 4 ON MAY 14, 1996 AND NOVEMBER 10,1997 RESPETIVELY FOR THE WINGATE ROED INCINERATOR AND LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE. THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS COMPRISE A GROUP ENTAILING THE OWNER/OPERATOR GENERATORS AND TRANSPORTERS OF CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RELEASED AT THE SITE. THE ATTACHED CONSENT DECREE REQUIRES THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS TO FINANCE AND CONDUCT THE RD/RA WHICH INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF A GEOSYNTHETIC MEMBRANE CAP OVER THE SITE PROPERTY. THE ESTIMATED COST OF IMPLEMENTING THIS REMEDT IS $16,000,000. THE SETTLEMENT ALSO INCLUDES PROVIDING THE PRP'S WITHORPHAN SHARE COMPENSATION IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO PAST RESPONSE COSTS PLUS FUTURE OVERSIGHT COSTS. PURSUANT TO THE JUNE 3,1996 INTERIM GUIDANCE ON ORPHAN SHARE COMPENSATION FOR SETTLERS OF RD/RA AND NON-TIME CRITICAL REMOVALS, THE ORPHAN SHARE IS CAPPED AT $3.77 MILLION DOLLARS.FOURTEEN PARTIES WILL ALSO RECIEVE DE MINIMIS COVENANTS LIMITED TO THE REMEDY SELECTED IN THE ROD FROM THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THROUGH THIS CONSENT DECREE BASED ON THE VOLUME AND TOXICITY OF