THIS CASE INVOLVES A RCRA 3008(H) CORRECTIVE ACTION AT AN OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP. HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY IN KENTON, OHIO. BASED UPON OHIO EPA AND U.S. EPA HISTORICAL DATA, AND RECENT INSPECTIONAL FINDINGS, U.S. EPA ASSESSED A PENALTY OF $42,000 BASED ONOCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL'S RELEASE OF BAZARDOUS WASTE ELEMENTS (FROM ITS TREATMENT FACILITY) INTO GROUNDWATER. U.S. EPA DEFERRED THE PAYMENT OF THIS PENALTY IN RETURN FOR OCCIDENTAL CO-OPERATING IN AN AOC OF OCTOBER 20, 1992. OCCIDENTAL HAS AGREED TO TAKE PART IN THE CONSENT ORDER. CURRENTLY, OCCIDENTAL HAS SUBMITTED A DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT CONDITIONS(DCC) THAT WAS APPROVED. OCCIDENTAL'S INITIAL WORK PLAN WAS DISAPPROVEDON JUNE 10, 1993. OCCIDENTAL HAS 30 DAYS TO ADDRESS U.S. EPA'S COMMENTSAND REVISE ITS WORKPLAN BEFORE A VIOLATION MAY BE DEEMED.