CERCLA REFERRAL REQUESTING APPROVAL, SIGNATURE, AND FILING OF A JUDICIAL CONSENT DECREE BY DOJ RELATING TO THE SIDNEY LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE, LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF SIDNEY, DELAWARE COUNTY, NEW YORK. THE DECREE WILL SETTLE EPA'S COST RECOVERY CLAIM PURSUANT TO SECTION 107 OF CERCLA AGAINST JAMES BARTLETT, HIS WIFE JOANNE, AND THEIR AFFILIAT- ED BUSINESSES. THE DECREE REQUIRES THE DEFENDANTS TO REIM- BURSE A PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES' RESPONSE COSTS AT THE SITE, AND IS BASED ON THE LIMITED ABILITY TO PAY OF THE DEFENDANTS. ************** SIDNEY LANDFILL SITE RICHARDSON HILL ROAD SIDNEY, NY FINDS NO. NYD980507677 **************