ISANTI SOLVENT (ST. CT. CASE) IN RE: VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OF SPEED-O-LAQ CHEMICALS, INC. NATURE OF THE CASE: CLEAN UP OF THE 4 CLOSELY RELATED SITES IN ISANTI CTY WAS COMPLETED ON 5/26/83, IN ACCORDENCE W/A 2 PHASE, EMERGENCY REMOVAL PLAN. 1,100 BARRELS CONTAINING SOLVENTS, SLUDGES, SOLIDS AND OTHER HAZ WASTES WERE REMOVED FROM THE SITES. OVER 800 HAD BEEN BURIED IN A LARGE PIT. THE PROJECT TOOK PLACE THE FULL 6 MONTHS ALLOWED UNDER SEC 104 OF CERCLA. EXPENDITURES TO DATE ARE IN EXCESS OF $700K. THE U.S. EPA SEEKS COST RECOVERY AND OTHER APPROPRIATE RELIEF FROM A NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE PARTIES, INCLUDING LANDOWNERS, OWNERS OF THE WASTE, TRANSPORTERS, AND GENERATORS, PURSUANT TO SEC 107 OF CERCLA, SEC 7003 OF RCRA, AND THE COMMON LAW. WE ALSO SEEK APPROPRIATE RELIEF AGAINST LANDOWNERS & OWNERS OF WASTES UNDER SEC 3008 OF RCRA FOR IMPROPER STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF HAZ WASTES W/O A PERMIT. BEFORE THE CLEAN UP, AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT TO HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT EXISTED AT THE SITES. THE WASTES STORED AT ALL SITES PRESENTED THE DANGER OF EXPLOSION. FOUR FAMILY WELLS NEAR THE SITE WERE DISCOVERED TO BE CONTAMINATED W/1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE, BENZENE, TOLUNE AND OTHER HAZ CHEMICALS. ADDITIONAL WELLS WERE THREATENED W/CONTAMINATION. TWO OF THE SITES WERE PLAY AREAS FOR CHILDREN. A DANGER FROM D