THIS IS A REFERRAL (LITIGATION REPORT) PURSUANT TO SECTION 107 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED BY THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986, PUB. L. NO. 99-499 (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9607, FOR RECOUOPMENT OF $1,971,935.38, PLUS INTEREST EXPENDED ON RESPONSE MEASURES UNDERTAKEN AT THE JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL LOCATED IN JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) SEEKS TO RECOVER NOT ONLY THE PAST COSTS REFERENCED ABOVE, BUT ALSO RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED UP TO THE PRESENT DATE, THAT ARE RELATED TO THIS SITE. THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED BY THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE IN JUNE 1960. APPROXIMATELY 40 ACRES WERE USED FOR LANDFILLING. THIS PORTION OF THE PROPERTY WAS FENCED IN 1986 TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS. RECORDS INDICATE THAT OPEN BURNING AND TRENCHING WITH BUCKET AND DRAGLINE WERE THE WASTE HANDLING METHODS UTILIZED UNTIL 1969. AFTER 1970, TRANCHING WAS THE SOLE METHOD USED ON-SITE. HISTORICAL RECORDS INDICATE THAT WASTES WERE PLACED IN BURN AREAS AND LATER IN UNLINED TRENCHES FROM 1960 TO 1973. IT APPEARS THAT SUBSEQUENT TO DISPOSAL, THE EXCAVATED TRENCHES AND SOME OF THE LARGER SURFACE PILES WERE COVERED WITH A LAYER OF SOIL. AS REFLECTED BY THE REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDY, THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF ORGANIC C