REGION VIII HAS REFERREED AN ACTION UNDER SECTION 107(A) OF CERCLA TO RECOVER APPROXIMATELY $1,178,000.00 IN PAST COSTS AND ANY FUTURE COSTS INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRI-STATE MINT C AVENUE SITE (SITE) IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA. BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY OF 1989, THE U.S. ENVIRONMEN- TAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) TOOK ACTIONS TO INVESTIGATE TWO RELEASES OF CYANIDE SOLUTIONS AT THE SITE. IN APRIL 1989, EPA CONDUCTED A REMOVAL ACTION AT THE FACILITY AT THE REQUEST OF THE STATE. EPA IS NOW SEEKING TO RECOVER ITS PAST AND FUTURE COSTS FROM THE PAST OWNERS/OPERATORS OF THE FACILITY, CONNIE HOFF, ROBERT HOFF, TRI-STATE MINT, INC., TRI-STATE PROFESSIONAL RECOVERY, INC., AND VON HOFF INTERNAT IONAL, INC., AS WELL AS THE REAL PROPERTY OWNER AT THE TIME OF THE SPILL, GENERAL PROPERTIES CORPORATION.