1. SECTIONS 104(A), 106(A) AND 107(A) OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC. 9604(A), 9606(A) AND 9607(A). 2. CREWS PLATING SITE DOYLE CREWS KENT MCNAIR 2530 MERRELL ROAD DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS 3. ON SEPT. 23, 1993, THE SITE WAS INVESTIGATED BY EPA OSC AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TNRCC AND THE CITY OF DALLAS. DUE TO THE STATE OF THE FACILITY, WITH WASTES ON THE FLOOR WITH A PH OF 14, THE POOR CONDITION OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURE, THE FORECAST PRECIPITATION, AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF OFFSITE MIGRATION OF THE WASTES, THE OSC REQUESTED AND RECEIVED VERBAL AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT A CLASSIC EMERGENCY REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE. ON SEPT. 24, 1993, THE INITIAL REMOVAL ACTION BEGAN. THAT ACTION CONSISTED OF REMOVING AND PLACING INTO DRUMS AP- PROXIMATELY 75 GALLONS OF PLATING WASTES THAT HAD BEEN OBSERVED BEING DISCHARGED INTO A DITCH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FACILITY. ADDITIONALLY, AN EARTHEN BERN LINED WITH PLASTIC SHEETING WAS CONSTRUCTED AROUND THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING TO TEMPORARILY CONTAIN AND PREVENT THE OFF- SITE MIGRATION OF WASTES SHOULD THERE BE ANY IMMEDIATE LIGHT PRECIPITATION.