ON 7/7/97, EPA INSPECTED THE FACILITY AND FOUND A DEAD BIRD COATED WITH OILY WASTE ON THE EAST BANK OF THE SURFACE IMPOUNDMENT. DURING THE INSPECTION, THE OPERATOR OF LARSLAN WATER DISPOSAL, MR. RODNEY OST, TOLD THE EPA INSPECTOR THAT THE LAST TIME OIL WAS REMOVED FROM THE SURFACE OF THE SURFACE IMPOUNDMENT WAS IN AUGUST OF 1995. EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT.