THE SITE IS A FORMER LEATHER TANNERY LOCATED IN SAULT STE. MARIE, MI. IN 1992 EPA ISSUED A ROD REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION OF AN ON-SITE LANDFILL AND EXCAVATION OF CHROMIUM CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS. ON 4/12/93, EPA ENTERED INTO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT PURSUANT TO CERCLA 106, FOR REMEDIAL DESIGN WITH CANNELTON INDUSTRIES. CANNELTON AGREED TO PERFORM THE REMEDIAL DESIGN FOR EPA'S SELECTED REMEDY AT THE SITE.