IN MAY 1989, USEPA RESPONDED TO A RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE FROM STORAGE TANKS LOCATED AT THE SITE, AND COMMENCED REMOVAL ACTIVITIES WHICH WERE COMPLETED IN AUGUST 1990. REMOVAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED THE EXCAVATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL, EXCAVATION OF REMAINING TANK SLUDGE, REMOVAL OF CONTAMINATION FROM EAGLE CREEK, FLUSHING OF DRAINAGE TILE, ARRANGING FOR DISPOSAL OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE AND REGRADING AND REVEGETATION OF THOSE AREAS THAT WERE EXCAVATED. USEPA HAS EXPENDED OVER $1,360,000 AT THIS SITE. SINCE REMOVAL ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, THERE WILL BE NO FUTURE COSTS. PRELIMINARY CONTACT WITH THE IDENTIFIED RESPONSIBLE PARTIES HAS INDICATED THAT A SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER IS UNLIKELY TO BE ACHIEVED THROUGH PRE-ENFORCEMENT NEGOTIATIONS. SECONDLY, SINCE REMOVAL ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AT THE SITE, OBTAINING RECOVERY OF USEPA'S COSTS WOULD PERMIT FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL CLOSURE OF THIS SITE.