THE T.H. AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION SITE IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY, AL. T.H. AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION COMPANY, INC. (THAN) FORMERLY OWNED AND OPERATED A STORAGE ND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY FOR INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS ON A PORTION OF THE SITE. ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC. (F/K/A PENNWALT CORPORATOIN (ELF), OWNED ANDOPERATED A CHEMICAL FORMULATION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITY ON A PORTION OF THE SITE ADJACENT TO AND UP GRADIENT FROM THE THAN PROPERTY, HANDLING SUBSTANCES SIMILAR TO THOSE HANDLED BY THAN. IN APRIL1995, THE REGION ISSUED A ROD FOR AN INTERIM REMEDIAL ACTION FOR GROUNDWATER CLEANUP AND ENTERED INTO A CONSENT DECREE WITH TWO OF THE FIVE PRPS FOR THE SITE. EPA ANTICIPATES ISSUING THE FINAL ROD IN SEPTEMBER 1998. 1/4/00 - ON 1/4/00 EPA R4 APPROVED A 10-POINT SETTLEMENT ANALYSIS DOCUMENT AND CD FOR THE T.H. AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION SITE, OU2 AND HAS FORWARDED IT TO THE U.S. DOJ FOR SIGNING AND LODGING IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS CD THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS WILL IMPLEMENT THE SELECTED REMEDY FOR THE SITE. SPECIFICALLY, THE SETTLING DEFENDANTS WILL: TREAT SITE CONTAMINATED SOILS THROUGH EXCAVATION, BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT AND REPLACEMENT; IMPLEMENT INSTITUTIONA L SITE CONTROLS WHICH WILL INCLUDE FENCING AND DEED RESTRICTIONS LIMITING SITE USE FOR I