UNITED STATES V. SPEED-O-LAQ CHEMICALS CORPORATION, CIV. NO. 3-84-789 (D. MINN.): COST RECOVERY CASE UNDER CERCLA FILED 6/1/84. NATURE OF THE CASE: CLEAN UP OF THE 4 CLOSELY RELATED SITES IN ISANTI CTY WAS COMPLETED ON 5/26/82, IN ACCORDENCE W/A 2 PHASE, EMERGENCY REMOVAL PLAN. 1,100 BARRELS CONTAINING SOL- VENTS, SLUDGES, SOLIDS & OTHER HAZ WASTES WERE REMOVED FROM THE SITES. OVER 800 HAS BEEN BURIED IN A LARGE PIT. THE PROJECT TOOK PLACE THE FULL 6 MONTHS ALLOWED UNDER SEC 104 OF CERCLA. EXPENDITURES TO DATE ARE IN EXCESS OF $700K. THE US EPA SEEKS COST RECOVERY & OTHER APPROPRIATE RELIEF FROM A NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE PARTIES, INCLUDING LANDOWNERS, OWNERS OF THE WASTE, TRANSPORTERS, & GENERAT- ORS, PURSUANT TO SEC 107 OF CERCLA, SEC 7003 OF RCRA, & THE COMMON LAW. WE ALSO SEEK APPROPRIATE RELIEF AGAINST LANDOWNERS & OWNERS OF WASTES UNDER SEC 3008 OF RCRA FOR IMPROPER STORAGE & DISPOSAL OF HAZ WASTES W/O A PER- MIT. BEFORE THE CLEAN UP, AN IMMINENT & SUBSTANTIAL EN- DANGERMENT TO HEALTH & THE ENVIRONMENT EXISTED AT THE SITES. THE WASTES STORED AT ALL SITES PRESENTED THE DAN- GER OF EXPLOSION. 4 FAMILY WELLS NEAR THE SITE WERE DIS- COVERED TO BE CONTAMINATED W/1,1,1 T