NATURE OF THE CASE: BETWEEN 1947 AND 1970, OLIN CORP., OR ITS PREDECESSOR, MANUFACTURED DDT AT A PLANT LOCATED ON REDSTONE ARSENAL, MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY COURT. ENTERING OF DECREE EXPECTED DISCHARGED THROUGH A DRAINAGE DITCH TO HUNTSVILLE SPRING BRANCH, A TRIBUTARY OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. DDT CONTAMINA- TION OF SEDIMENT, FISH AND WILDLIFE IN THE AREA OF WHEELER WILDLIFE REFUGE AND IN DOWNSTREAM RESIDENTS WHO CONSUMED FISH CAUGHT FROM THOSE WATERS, RESULTED IN THE SUIT BEING FILED BY THE DOJ, ON BEHALF OF THE EPA AND THE ARMY. THE LAWSUIT SEEKS AN ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDY THAT WILL CONTAIN OR CLEAN UP THE DDT-CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS, LONG-TERM MONITOR- ING OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, PERFORMANCE OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH STUDIES ON RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE VICINITY OF RSA AND LONG TERM MONITORING OF THEIR HEALTH, AND REIMBURSEMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR MONIES SPENT IN INVESTIGATING, ENFORCING AND REDYING THE DDT PROBLEM.