THIS IS A REFERRAL FOR A MATTER INVOLVING THE MIDWEST UNITED INDUSTRIES, INC. SITE IN GREENVILLE, OH. THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (U.S. EPA) SEEKS THE FILING OF AN ACTION IN THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO TO RECOVER COSTS OF $46,544.31 ASSOCIATED WITH A REMOVAL ACTION CONDUCTED FROM DECEMBER 1,1988 UNTIL OCTOBER 23, 1990, AT THE MIDWEST UNITED INDUSTRIES, INC. SUPERFUND SITE IN GREENVILLE, OHIO. U.S. EPA INVESTIGATED THE SITE AND OVERSAW WORK CONDUCTED BY POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTIES AT THIS SITE. THE MIDWEST UNITED INDUSTRIES SITE IS LOCATED AT 945 SATER STREET IN GREENVILLE, DARKE COUNTY, OHIO. IT IS LOCATED IN A PREDOMINANTLY INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL AREA BUT BORDERS A DAY-CARE CENTER. ARTHUR DEARING, THE PRESIDENT OF MIDWEST UNITED INDUSTRIES (MUI), IS A FORMER OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. THE CURRENT OWNER IS MUI. MR. DEARING AND MUI LEASED THE PROPERTY TO EX-CELLO-O (XLO) FROM 1956 UNTIL 1978. THE PROPERTY WAS THEN LEASED TO KITCHEN-AID, INC., FROM 1956 UNTIL 1987. KITCHEN-AID, INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE PROPERTY, SPONSORED AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IN 1986 WHICH REVEALED PCB CONTAMINATION IN THE FIELD BEHIND THE BUILDING. MR. DEARING BELIEVES THE CONTAMINATION OCCURRED IN THE 1950'S AND 60'S WHEN XLO DUMPED GRINDINGS IN AN OIL-BASED COOLAND ON THE FIELD. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY