KOPPERS COMPANY, INC., NOW BEAZOR EAST, INC., ENTERED INTO ANADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT TO PERFORM NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTIONUNDER SECTION 3008(H) OF RCRA. THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ALSO ENTERED INTOA SEPARATE AGREEMENT IN THE JACKSON COUNTY STATE COURT. THE RAILROAD TIE AND WOOD TREATMENT FACILITY COVERS ABOUT 136 ACRESLOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CARBONDALE, JACKSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS.WASTEWATER GENERATED FROM THE TREATMENT PROCESS WAS DISCHARGED INTO ASYSTEM INCLUDING 4 LAGOONS, AN ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT UNIT AND ASPRAY IRRIGATION FIELD. ALSO, WASTEWATER HAD BEEN DISCHARGED TO A NORTH CONTAINMENT DITCH THAT FLOWED TO A LOCATION CALLED THE OLDLAGOON AREA WHICH CONSISTS OF 4 ACRES THAT WERE FILLED IN 1977. CONTAMINANTS, INCLUDING PAH'S AND PENTACHOROPHENOL HAVE BEEN RELEASED TONEARBY GLADE CREEK. TWO CATTLE DIED NEAR THE CREEK IN 1981 AND ANAUTOPSY FOUND INGESTION OF CREOSOTE CONTMINATED MATERIAL. THE CRAB ORCHARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IS LOCATED 2.75 MILES AWAY. A STATE COURT CONSENT DECREE WAS ENTERED ON THE SAME DAY (JUNE 4, 1986)AS THIS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER WHICH ORDERS THE SAME ACTION AS THE SCOPEOF WORK REQUIRED IN THIS ORDER. THE CONSENT ORDER REQUIRES KOPPER'S MAINTENANCE OF THE LAGOONS TOPREVENT OVERFLOWS AND THE CONDUCTING OF AN RI/FS AND CORRECTIVEACTION APPROVED BY EPA