THIS IS AN ACTION TO RECOVER COSTS OF APPROXIMATELY $1,987,403.57 EXPENDED FOR RESPONSE ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN BY EPA AT THE SITE &FOR A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT FOR LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURE REMEDIAL WORK AT THE SITE. (A DE MINIMIS CONSENT DECREEE FOR THIS SITE, INVOLVING A SETTLEMENT OF $912,179 WITH EIGHT PARTIES, IS CURRENTLY LODGED WITH THE COURT; IN THE EVENT THAT DECREE IS ENTERED AS LODGED, THE AMOUNT SOUGHT IN THE COST RECOVERY ACTION WILL BE REDUCED TO $1,066,224.57 TO REFLECT THAT SETTLEMENT.) THE SITE IS LOCATED IN UNION TOWNSHIP, ADAMS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND CONSISTS OF AN APPROXIMATELY 40-ACRE LANDFILL WHICH IS THE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION WHICH HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE SOILS, SURFACE WATER, SEDIMENTS AND GROUND WATER ON AND ADJACENT TO THE SITE. THE SITE OPERATED AS A LANDFILL FROM 1966 UNTIL IT WAS CLOSED IN 1990. THE SITE WAS PLACED ON THE CERCLA NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL) IN 1987, WHEN RESPONSE ACTIVITIES BEGAN AT THE SITE. EPA HAS CONDUCTED A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR OPERABLE UNIT ONE ( OU1 ); THE RECORD OF DECISION FOR OU1 WAS ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1990. PURSUANT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER FOR REMEMDIAL DESIGN/REMEDIAL ACTION UNDER SECTION 106 OF CERCLA, ISSUED ON JUNE 28, 1991, TWELVE RESPONDENTS ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTION REMEDIAL DESIG