EPA CONDUCTED AN IMMEDIATE REMOVAL ACTION 8/19-10/19/82, AT MANILA CREEK, WV AFTER UNKNOWN PERSONS DUMPED 77 DRUMS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN A RURAL AREA. ALBERT FRANKLIN INGRAM(GRAVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INC.), IS THE MAN SUSPECTED OF DUMPING THE DRUMS. THE GENERATORS ARE BRINTEC CORP., AIRWORK CORP., MSL INDUSTRIES, INC., GEERLINGS GREENHOUSE CORP., EXXON CORP., U.S. TESTING CORP., & ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO., INC. REG 3 REFERRED A CERCLA SEC 107 COST RECOVERY ACTION TO HQ ON 12/27/82, CONCERNING THE ABOVE MENTIONED CLEAN-UP(SEE 03-82-E076).REG 3 IS NOW RE-REFERRING THIS CASE & IS NAMING GENERATORS & INGRAM AS RESPONSIBLE PARTIES. IDENTIFICATION OF THE GENERATORS IS BASED UPON NEW INFORMATION OBTAINED THRU THE USE OF CERCLA SEC 104(E) LETTERS & REVIEW OF FILES FROM THE STATES OF NJ, PA & WV. THIS CIVIL ACTION SEEKS TO RECOVER COSTS INCURRED BY EPA OF APPROXIMATELY $219,000 DURING THE REMOVAL ACTION & SUBSE- QUENT RESPONSIBLE PARTY INVESTIGATION.