THE SITE WAS FORMERLY USED FOR METAL SALVAGING OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE PROCESSING OF TRANSFORMERS, CAPACITORS, AND BATTERIES. RESIDUAL OIL, CONTAMINATED WITH PCBS, WAS ALLOWED TO DRAIN DIRECTLY ONTO THE GROUND, CONTAMINATING SOILS. BATTERIES DISCARDED THROUGHOUT THE SITE. WIDESPREAD SOIL LEAD CONTAMINATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. THE PCB CONTAMINATION WAS REMEDIATED IN THE INITIAL OPERABLE UNIT. REMEDIAL ACTIVITIES WERE COMPLETED PURSUANT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER WITH ONE OF THE PRPS, IDAHO POWER COMPANY. SIGNIFICANT LEAD CONTAMINATION WAS DISCOVERED DURING REMEDIAL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PCBS. EPA CONDUCTED THE REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR LEAD FOLLOWING UNSUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS. THE PROPOSED REMEDIAL ACTION DESCRIBED IN THE PRE-REFERRAL LITIGATION REPORT INCLUDES REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF ALL LEAD CONTAMINATED SOILS THAT EXCEED 1,000 PPM. INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ASSURE THAT THE LAND USE REMAINS INDUSTRIAL. THE PROJECTED COST OF THE REMEDIAL ACTION IS APPROXIMATELY $5.1 MILLION. BOTH A CRIMINAL AND A CIVIL ACTION WERE FILED BY THE UNITED STATES ON BEHALF OF EPA IN MARCH 1983, FOLLOWING DISCOVERY OF THE PCB CONTAMINATION. THE CIVIL ACTION REMAINS OPEN. THE NAMED DEFENDANTS DO NOT, HOWEVER, INCLUDE THE NINE LEAD GENERATORS THAT HAVE BEEN