EPA INCURRED APPROXIMATELY $40,778.26 IN RESPONSE COSTS FOR REMOVAL ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN TO ADDRESS A RELEASE OR THREATENED RELEASE OF CERCLA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES FROM DISCARDED DRUMS DISPOSED OF AT THE 8TH STREET DRUM SITE ( SITE ) LOCATED AT 208 WEST 8TH STREET, CHESTER, PA. EPA CONDUCTED A REMOVAL AT THE SITE BETWEEN JULY 15, 1996 THROUGH AT LEAST OCTOBER 10, 1996. FIELD TESTING AT THE SITE REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF NUMEROUS CERCAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING BTEX, PCBS, 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, TCA, ETC..., IN THE DRUMS. RAM INDUSTRIES, INC WAS IDENTIFIED DURING A SEPARATE INVESTIGATION BY THE PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL - ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES SECTION (PA-OAG/ECS) AS A PARTY THAT ARRANGED FOR DISPOSAL OF DRUMS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AT THE SITE. EPA HAS REQUESTED THAT DOJ INSTITUTE AN ACTION FOR COST RECOVERY UNDER 42 USC 9607 AND 9613 AGAINST RAM. RAM HAS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO SETTLE ITS LIABILITY FOR $13,500, WHICH IS ROUGHLY 33% OF OUTSTANDING RESPONSE COSTS. EPA HAS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED A CONSENT DECREE SUBJECT TO REOPENERS AND RESERVATIONS BE ENTERED WITH RAM.