THE DECREE IS A REMEDIAL ACTION CONSENT DECREE (RA CONSENT DECREE) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMEDIAL ACTION AT THE SKINNER LANDFILL SITE IN WEST CHESTER, OHIO. IN ADDITION, TO THE LIABILITY OF THE PARTIES WHICH WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THE REMEDIAL ACTION, THE RA CONSENT DECREE RESOLVES THE LIA- BILITY OF THE FOLLOWING PARTIES: (1) DE MINIMIS DEFENDANTS, (2) SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE REACHING A SETTLEMENT ON A DE MINIMIS BASIS, AND (3) THE SITE OWNER/OPERATOR. LODGED SIMULTANEOUSLY AS THE RA CON- SENT DECREE WITH THE COURT, A SECOND CONSENT DECREE (MSW DECREE) RESOLVES THE LIABILITY OF SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES AT THE SKINNER SITE UNDER THE AGENCY'S POLICY FOR MUNICIPALI- TY AND MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE CERCLA SETTLEMENTS AT NPL CO- DISPOSAL SITES (FEBRUARY 5, 1998), ( MSW POLICY ). NATURE OF THE SETTLEMENT RA DECREE THE NEGOTIATED RA CONSENT DECREE PROVIDES THAT THE PRP WORK GROUP, THE SETTLING GENERATOR/TRANSPORTER DEFENDANTS, WHICH INCLUDES A CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE EARLIER SKINNER LAND FILL PRP GROUP THAT COMPLETED THE REMEDIAL DESIGN AT THE SITE, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL PARTIES, WILL CONSTRUCT THE EPA- APPROVED REMEDIAL DESIGN, WHICH IMPLEMENTED THE FINAL ROD FOR SKINNER SITE. ALTHOUGH BASED UPON THE MODEL RD/RA DE- CREE, THE ENCLOSED CONSENT DECREE CONTAINS A NUMBER OF UNUSUAL PROVISIONS: