THIS IS A COST RECOVERY CASE UNDER SECTION 107 OF CERCLA AGAINST THE FORMER OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE SITE AND THE PERSON WHO ARRANGED TO DISPOSE OF TANKS CONTAINING TANK BOTTOMS FROM SOLVENT RECYCLING OPERATIONS. FRED RAMSEY OWNED RAMSEY CHEMICAL COMPANY AND WHEN HE SOLD THE FORM RAMSEY CHEMICAL PLANT HE WAS FORCED TO REMOVE CERTAIN OUT-OF-SERVICE TANKS THAT CONTAINED TANK BOTTOMS. HE BOUGHT THE SITE PROPERTY, NEAR HIS FORMER FACILITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A PLACE TO DISPOSE OF THE TANKS. EPA DISCOVERED THE TANKS, AND AFTER MR. RAMSEY FAILED TO COMPLY WITH A UAO, CONDUCTED A FUND-LEAD REMOVAL. THE REFERRAL SEEKS EPA'S COSTS OF APPROXIMATELY $250,000, PLUS TREBLE DAMAGES FOR RAMSEY'S NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE UAO. RAMSEY CLAIMED INABILITY TO PAY BUT EPA DETERMINED THAT HE OWNES WITH HIS WIFE APPROXIMATELY $900,000 WORTH OF REAL ESTATE IN BLAIRSVILLE, GA. HE