THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION (DCR) OPERATES A DIVISION OF STATE PARKS AND RECREATION. THIS DIVISION OPERATES PEMBERTON PARK, AN APPROXIMATELY FIVE ACRE PARCEL THAT IS PART OF THE LAWRENCE STATE PARK LOCATED IN LAWRENCE, MA. FAILURE TO DETERMINE THAT SOILS EXCAVATED FROM ITS PEMBERTON PARK FACILITY WERE HAZARDOUS WASTE , RESULTED IN THE DISPOSAL OF 619 TONS (18 TRUCKLOADS) OF CADMIUM-CONTAMINATED HAZARDOUS WASTE IN AN OUT OF STATE FACILITY NOT PERMITTED TO ACCEPT HAZARDOUS WASTE.