THIS IS AN ACTION UNDER CERCLA SECTION 107 TO RECOVER PAST RESPONSE COSTS & TO ESTABLISH LIABILITY IN FUTURE COSTS TO BE INCURRED UNDER SECTION 104. THE PICILLO FARM SITE IS LOCATED 1 MI SW OF INTERSEC- TION OF RT 102 & PERRY HILL RD IN COVENTRY, RI. WARREN PICILLO, SR. & HIS WIFE SELINA PICILLO HAVE OWNED THE SITE FROM 1967 UNTIL THE PRESENT, DURING WHICH TIME DISPOSAL OPER ATIONS & RESPONSE ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE. ABOUT 10,000 DRUMS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WERE ILLEGALLY DISPOSED OF W/IN AN 8-ACRE AREA OF THE PROPERTY BETWEEN JULY 1977 & OCT 1977. BULK DUMPING ALSO OCCURRED THEN. AT LEAST 4 TRENCHES WERE USED FOR THIS DISPOSAL. IN SEPT 1977, A FIRE & EXPLOSION AT SITE BROUGHT THE DUMPING ACTIVITIES TO ATTENTION OF REGULATORY AGENCIES. THE RI DEM HIRED A CONTRACTOR TO BEGIN CLEANUP ACTIVITIES. EXCAVATION OF NE TRENCH BEGAN IN SEPT 1980, W/REMOVAL OF 2,314 BARRELS CONTAINING ABOUT 9,000 GAL OF LIQUID WSTE. SOILS FROM EXCA- VATION ACTIVITIES CONTAMINATED W/PCB'S & OTHER ORGANICS WERE STOCKPILED IN SE CORNER OF THE SITE & DESIGNATED THE PCB PILE. IN JUNE 1981, THE REMAINING 4,500 BARRELS BURIED IN THE NW TRENCH WERE EXCAVATED. BY MAY 1982, 3,300 BARRELS BURIED IN THE W & S TRENCHES WERE EXCAVATED. CONTAMINATED SOILS FROM THESE AREAS WERE STOCKPILED AT SO. END & NEAR THE CENTER OF SITE. THESE PILES CONTAINED HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PHENOLS. AN ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY S