THE IONIA CITY LANDFILL IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF IONIA AND OCCUPIES APPROX. 20 ACRES IN SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 7 NORTH RANGE 6 WEST, IONIA COUNTY, MI. IT IS SITUATED IN THE FLOOD PLAIN OF THE GRAND RIVER IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE CITY OF IONIA. THE LANDFILL OEPRATED FROM THE MID-TO-LATE-1950'S UNTIL 1968 OR 1969. INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND MUNICIPAL WASTES WERE DISPOSED AT THE SITE, INCLUDING DRUMMED LIQUIDS FROM INDUSTRIAL SOURCES. THE REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBI LITY STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY 2 PRPS, A.O. SMITH CORP AND MITCHELL CORP, PURSUANT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER BY CON- SENT EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 29, 1986. THE PRIMARY FINDINGS OF THE RI ARE THE PRESENCE OF BURIED DRUMS IN THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE SITE AND A CONTAMINANT PLUME CONTAINING VOC'S EMANATING FROM THIS SOURCE.