KEEFE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. (KES) IS AN ABAN- DONED HAZARDOUS WASTE TRMT & DISPOSAL FACILITY IN EPPING, NH & WAS LISTED ON THE NPL PURSUANT TO SECT 105(B) OF CERCLA. THE SITE WAS IN OPERATION FOR 2 1/2 YRS BETWEEN 1978 & 1981. WHEN THE SITE WAS ABANDONED IN 1981, AN EXTENSIVE SET OF DETERIORATING SURFACE CONTAINERS OF WASTE REMAINED ON SITE AS WELL AS A LARGE LAGOON WHICH THREATENED TO OVERFLOW DUR- ING CONDITIONS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION. EPA, NH, & THE TOWN OF EPPING HAVE SPENT APPROX $3,477,200 TO DATE ON SITE RE- SPONSE ACTIVITIES. ENFORCEMENT NEGOTIATIONS W/158 POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES (PRP'S) BEGAN IN SEPT 1982, INITIALLY FOCUSING ON OBTAINING A PRIVATE PARTY CLEANUP ON THE SITE. WHEN NO SUCH CLEANUP WAS FORTHCOMING DURING INITIAL NEGOTIATIONS, EPA BE- GAN CLEANUP UNDER A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W/THE STATE OF NH. NEGOTIATIONS SINCE JAN 1983 HAVE FOCUSED ON A CASH SETTLE- MENT TO RECOVER GOVT'S PAST & FUTURE RESPONSE COSTS ON THE SITE. ON JUNE 11, 194, A MEMORANDUM FROM LEE THOMAS, THEN ASSISTANT ADM OF OFFICE OF SOLID WST & EMERGENCY RESPONSE, GAVE REGION I APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A FINAL OFFER TO THE GENER- ATORS NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE PROPOSING TERMS FOR A CASH SET- TLEMENT. THE APPROVED SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL WAS FORWARDED TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUNE 19, 1984. IN SUBSEQUENT NEGOTIATIONS, SEVERAL MINOR MODIFICATIONS WERE PROPOSED