THE ARKWOOD, INC, SITE COMPRISES APPROX 20 ACRES ADJACENT TO THE MISSOURI-PACIFIC CRICKET RAILROAD. THE SITE, LOCATED SOUTH OF OMAHA IN BOONE CTY, ARK, OPERATED AS A COMMERCIAL WOOD PRESERVING FACILITY FROM THE EARLY 1960S UNTIL 1984. BOTH PENTACHLOROPHENOL AND CREOSOTE WERE USED AS WOOD PRE- SERVATIVES AND WERE DISPOSED OF AT THE SITE. * THE SITE WAS PROPOSED FOR ADDITION TO THE NAT'L PRIORITIES LIST IN SEPT 1985. A RESPONSIBLE PARTY, MASS MERCH, INC. IS PERFORMING UNDER AN AO ON CONSENT TO PREPARE AN RI/FS. REMEDIAL ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE THE SITE OWNER AND LEGAL AGENT, CC GRISHAM, HAS DENIED SITE ACCESS TO MMI MR. GRISHAM. ALSO, HE HAS UNDERTAKEN ACTIONS AT THE SITE WHICH ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE RI/FS PROCESS. THE EPA HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT MR. ORMOND AND MR. GRISHAM MAY UNDER- TAKE FURTHER ON-SITE ACTIONS WHICH COULD IMPEDE THE PROGRESS OF THE RI/FS. OBJECTIVES OF LITIGATION: THE FIRST OBJECTIVE OF THIS ACTION IS TO OBTAIN AN ORDER DIR ECTED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND TO THE AGENT FOR THE PRO- PERTY OWNER TO ALLOW MMI ACCESS TO THE SITE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING THE RI/FS. THE AGENCY ALSO SEEKS AN INJUNC- TION PROHIBITING THE PROPERTY OWNER AND HIS AGENT FROM PER- FORMING ACTIONS, SUCH AS EARTH MOVING WORK, WHICH ARE INCOM- PATIBLE WITH THE ON-SITE RI/FS PROCE