HERMAN BROWN WAS AN OWNER AND OEPRATOR OF THE H.BROWN CO., A RECALAMTION FACILITY FOR NONFERROUS METALS. THE VALUE OF THE H.BROWN ESTATE IS UNKNOWN, BECAUSE AN INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN. NEVERTHELESS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS CLAIM BE FILED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BEFORE ANY DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS IS ALLOWED. ADDITIONALLY, THE FINAL SITE FOR PRESENTING CLAIMS IS AUGUST 12, 1989. - HERMAN BROWN OWNS AND OPERATES A RECLAMATION FACILITY FOR NONFERROUS METALS AT 2200 TURNER AVE. N.W., IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI. THE FACILITY COMPRISES APPROX 3.5 ACRES IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH, RANGE 12 WEST. - PRIOR TO 1961, THE SITE WAS OPERATED AS A DUMP. BETWEEN 1961 AND 1982, THE H.BROWN COMPANY RECLAIMED LEAD FROM WET- CELL BATTERIES. FROM 1961 TO 1978, BATTERY ACID, BELIEVED TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS, WAS POURED DIRECTLY ON THE GROUND SURFACE OF AN AREA MEASURING APPROX. 25 BY 50 FT. THE TOTAL VOLUME OF BATTERY ACID SPILLED IN THIS AREA IS ESTIMATED AT 170,000 TO 460,000 GALS. THE SITE CEASED ACTIVE RECLAIMING, INCLUDING SHREDDING OF BATTERIES IN 1981 OR 1982, AND CURRENTLY STORES BATTERIES AND OTHER METAL, SELLING BATTERIES AND NONFERROUS SCRAP METALS TO RECYCLERS FOR OFF-SITE RECOVERY. -