CASE REFERRED FOR FILING A COST RECOVERY LAWSUIT PURSUANT TO SECTION 107(A) OF CERCLA. TOTAL ESTIMATED UNREIMBURSED RESPONSE COSTS ARE $9,000,000. USEPA IS CURRRENTLY CONDUCTING THE RD/RA AT THE SITE. THE DEFENDANT IS SCOTT MUSSELMAN, OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE PEERLESS PLATING CO., INC. ELECTROPLATING WASTEWATERS WERE DISPOSED OF INTO UNLINED SEEPAGE LAGOONS AT THE SITE, CAUSING CONTAMINATION OF THE SOILS AND GROUNDWATER. THE PEERLESS PLATING CO. IS BANKRUPT AND USEPA IS PURSUING MR. MUSSELMAN AS AN INDIVIDUAL.