THE CONSENT DECREE IS INTENDED TO SETTLE CLAIMS OF THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AGAINST THE NAMED DEFENDANTS: THE OWNER AND OPERATOR MID-STATE DISPOSAL INC.; AND THE GENERATORS WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY; STEEL KING INDUSTRIES, INC.; AND FELKER BROTHERS CORPORATION, FOR THEIR LIABILITY TO THE UNITED STATES, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 106 AND 107 OTHE CERCLA, 42 USC, SECTIONS 9606 AND 9607. - UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS CONSENT DECREE, THE SETTLING DEFEN- DANTS AGREE TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLEANUP AND ALL THE LONG-TERM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (O&M), EXCLUDING O&M OF THE ALTERNATE WATER SUPPLY, WHICH WILL BE HANDLED BY THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, AT THE MID-STATE DISPOSAL, INC., LANDFILL IN STRATFORD, MARATHON COUNTY, WI. THE REMEDY IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED TO COST APPROX. $19,000, 000. IN ADDITION, THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS WILL PAY THE USEPA FOR ITS FUTURE COSTS IN OVERSEEING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMEDY. - THERE REMAIN TO BE RECOVERED APPROX. $1,250,000 IN PAST COS TS INCURRED BY THE USEPA IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE VIABLE, NON-SETTLING POTENTIALLY RESPONSI BLE PARTIES (PRPS) WHO WILL BE AGGRESIVELY PURSUED FOR THESE COSTS IN A LATER COST RECOVERY ACTION. THE VALUE OF THIS SETTLEMENT REPRESENTS APPROX. 94% OF