THE SITE IS LOCATED IN A MINORITY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AREA OF MONROE, MICHIGAN. THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL. A SCHOOL IS NEARBY. THE FACILITY WAS OPERATED BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 1979 AS A TANK FARM. THE FACILITY IS LOCATED ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN, AND A HALF-MILE WEST OF I-75. IT COVERS ABOUT AN ACRE OF LAND, AND CONTAINS 23 ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANKS, AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS, SOME BUILDINGS AND A ROLLOFF BOX. TOTAL TANK CAPACITY IS ABOUT 200,000 GALLONS. THE SITE HAS A FENCE AROUND IT, BUT ONE 3 FOOT GAP HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN IT. THE FACILITY IS LOCATED CLOSE TO A DRAINAGE DITCH WHICH LEADS TO PLUM CREEK. THE FACILITY HAD A RCRA ID NUMBER AND HAD A CLOSURE PLAN APPROVED IN 1984. A LETTER WAS SENT BY EPA IN 1986 REQUESITNG A CLOSURE CERTIFICATION AND A PLAN FOR INVESTIGATION OF A