COOPER INDUSTRIES, LLC ( COOPER ) AND ITS PREDECESSORS OPERATED THE SITE BETWEEN 1924 AND 1988. COOPER BUILT EECTRIC MOTORS AND TRANSFORMER USED IN THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY. THE MOTORS AND TRANSFORMER WERE CLEANED WITH TRICHLOROETHYLEN ( TCE ) AND POLCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS ( PCB ) WERE PRESENT IN THE WASTE AS A RESULT OF THE CLEANING OPERATIONS. EPA INITIATED A REMOVAL ACTION IN 2008 TO ADDRESS PCB CONTAMINATION IN THE BLUESTONE RIVER. EPA ISSUED COOPER A UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER TO PERFORM CERTAIN DISCRETE RESPONSE ACTIONS AT THE SITE, INCLUDING HTE REMOVAL OF WASTE PILES SET ASIDE BY EPA FOR DISPOSAL DURING THE REMOVAL. THIS PROPOSED SETTLEMENT COOPER'S LIABILITY FOR EPA'S PAST RESPONSE COSTS AT THE SITE.