REFERRAL OF ALBURN/AMERICAN INCINERATOR, INC. COST RECOVERY CASE CASE SUMMARY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, REGION V PERFORMED AN IMMEDIATE REMOVAL ACTION AT THE ALBURN SITE IN SOUTH CHICAGO FROM JULY THROUGH NOVEMBER OF 1983. THE ACTION INCLUDED REMOVAL OF THOUSANDS OF DRUMS AND THIRTY-SIX BULK TANKS, PROPER DISPOSAL OF THEIR HAZARDOUS CONTENTS, EMPTYING AND DISMANTLING OF A SCRUBBER WATER PIT AND INSTALLATION OF A SECURITY FENCE. THE COST OF THE PROJECT WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,132,700. THERE ARE MULTIPLE SITE OWNERS, OPERATORS AND WASTE GENERATORS AND TRANSPORTERS WHO MAY BE NAMED AS DEFENDANTS IN A COST RECOVERY ACTION. THIS ACTION WAS PREVIOUSLY REFERRED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO BUT WAS RETURNED TO PERMIT NEGO- TIATIONS WITH RESPONSIBLE PARTIES FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE SETTLEMENT. WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED THE ATTACHMENTS TO THIS LITIGATION REPORT AT THE TIME OF AN EARLIER REFERRAL REFERRAL, AND THEY ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. THOSE NEGOTIATIONS DID NOT RESULT IN A FULL COST RECOVERY. AS A RESULT, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR FILING.