THE CITY OF KENT POSTED A STOP WORK ORDER IN CONNECTION WITH THE DREDGING OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS IN MILL CREEK. THE BASIS FOR THE STOP WORK WAS THAT EPA FAILED TO OBTAIN A NECESSARY PERMIT FROM THE CITY. THE PRPS STOPPED THE WORK. EPA DIRECTED THE PRPS TO RECOMMENCE WORK WHEN IT DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR ON-SITE CLEANUP ACTIVITIES. THEREFORE, THE STOP WORK ORDER WAS WITHOUT LEGAL EFFECT OR VALIDITY. EPA ALSO FILED A MOTION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT COURT IN WHICH THE RD/RA CONSENT DECREE HAD BEEN ENTERED. THE MOTION REQUESTED A JUDICIAL DETERMINATION THAT A PERMIT FROM THE CITY WAS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE ON-SITE CLEANUP WORK. THE COURT GRANTED EPA'S MOTION. THE DREDGING OF CONTAMIN- ATED SEDIMENTS WAS PERFORMED.