THE STEWCO, INC. FACILILTY OPERATED ON 2 SITES PRE- VIOUSLY OWNED AND OPERATED BY R.A. CORBETT TRANSPORT, INC., WHICH CLEANED THEIR TRUCKS OF VARIOUS MATERIALS INCLUDING GLUE, RESINS, GASOLINE, DIESEL, JET FUEL, AND CREOSOTE AT THE SITES, INCLUDNG PAHS, METALS, VOLATILE ORGANICS, SOLVENTS, SEMI-VOLATILE IMPOUNDMENTS. ALL OF THE STOCK OF R.A. CORBETT TRANSPORT WAS SOLD IN JANUARY 1977 TO ROBERT W. ANDREWS, AND IN SEPTEMBER 1978 THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD TO KENNETH SITTON WHO CONTINUED OPERATIONS UNDER THE NAME STEWCO, INC. STEWCO, INC. WAS PLACED INTO CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY ON JUNE 30, 1981 AND CONVERTED TO CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY ON MAY 9, 1983. A UAO WAS ISSUED IN 1983 TO THE BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE FOR STEWCO, INC., WHO DECLINED TO CONDUCT A REMOVAL. EPA CONDUCTED AN IMMEDIATE REMOVAL ACTION IN 1984, REMOVING WASTE WATER, SLUDGES, AND CONTAMINATED SOIL. IN 1987, THE OWNERS AND OPERATORS DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN RI. EPA COMPLETED THE RI/FS IN MARCH 1988. THE LEVELS OF CONTAMINA- TION AFTER REMOVAL WERE SUCH THAT THERE WAS NO NEED FOR FURTHER REMEDIATION. REGION 6 ISSUED A ROD ON 9/16/88 TO THAT EFFECT. THE EXPENDITURES FOR THE SITE WERE $1,442,592.40 THROUGH 7/31/90. EPA REFERRED THE CASE TO RECOVER THOSE COSTS.