SITE DESCRIPTION: WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE (WPAFB), LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF DAYTON, IS A FEDERAL FACILITY COVERING APPROXIMATELY 8,500 ACRES AND EMPLOYING APPROXIMATELY 25,000 PEOPLE. OPERATIONS AT THE FACILITY HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERAL WASTE DISPOSAL SITES ON THE BASE, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS SPILLS OF JET FUEL AND CONTROLLED JET FUEL GROUND FIRES FOR FIRE TRAINING. ADDITIONALLY, HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS WERE BURIED IN TRENCHES, ACID NEUTRALIZATION RESIDEUES WERE ALLOWED TO RUN ON THE GROUND AND SLUDGE BOTTOMS FROM LEADED GASOLINE STORAGE TANKS WERE BURIED IN ANY OF 12 DIFFERENT LANDFILLS.