THE WILLOW DRUM SITE IS ABOUT 2.5 ACRES OF A 15 ACRE FARM PROPERTY LOCATED IN WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. THE SITE WAS USED IN THE LATE 1970'S FOR FLY DUMPING OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTES. THE 2.5 ACRE DISPOSAL AREA CONTAINED 1,800 DRUMS AND 20,000 SMALL CONTAINERS OF WASTE AND OTHER TRASH. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INCLUDE ETHYLBENZENE, XYLENE, ARSENIC AND LEAD. THE U.S. EPA SPENT APPROXIMATELY $1.4 MILLION ON A REMOVAL ACTION TO STAGE THE WASTES. CHRYSLER CORP., ONE OF THE POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES (PRPS), HAS BEEN WORKING AT THE SITE UNDER A UNILATERAL ORDER (UAO) SINCE 1992, COMPLETED A REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE IN 1993, AND PREPARED AN ENGINEERING EVALUATION/COST DECLINED PARTICIPATION IN THE UAO AND PAST COSTS WERE NOT ADDRESSED AT THAT TIME.