THIS COST RECOVERY REFERRAL SEEKS RECOVERY OF APPROXIMATELY $2.5 MILLION INCURRED BY EPA AT THE SITE. EPA CONDUCTED SEVERAL REMOVAL ACTIONS FROM 1990-1993. IN 1994 EPA PLACED THE SITE ON THE NPL AND INITIATED AN RI/FS. THE ROD WAS ISSUED IN 1996. EPA ISSUED A UAO TO THE PRPS IN 9/96 (SEE MATTER NUMBER 05-96-0441.) (9/19/96- ADM. ORDER - 05-96-0411) DOJ, WITH EPA$, IS RETAINING AN EXPERT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SITE CONTAMINATION CAN BE LINKED THROUGH CHEMICAL ANALYSIS TO THE PRPS. ONCE WE HAVE THE EXPERT'S CONCLUS- IONS (9/99), THE FURTHER CONDUCT OF THIS CASE WILL BE DETERMINED.