THE SITE WAS USED AS A WASTE OIL STORAGE AND TRANSFER FACILITY AS WELL AS A REFINERY FOR MANY YEARS BY COMPANIES OWNED BY THE PIERCE FAMILY. IN 1983, THE SITE WAS PURCHASED BY MORECO ENERGY, INC. (A LIMITED SITE CLEANUP WAS REPORTEDLY PERFORMED JUST BEFORE THE SALE, INCLUDING DISPOSING OF THE TOP LAYER OF SOIL AND BACKFILLING WITH CLEAN FILL AND CLEANING OUT THE WASTE OIL TANKS.) MORECO ENERGY INC., OPERATED THE SITE UNTIL THE END OF 1988 WHEN THE SITE WAS ABANDONED. MORECO ENERGY INC. LATER FILED A VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY PETITION FOR REORGANIZATION. THE UNITED STATES GAVE MORECO ENERGY INC., AND ITS EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, A COVENANT NOT TO SUE FOR COST RECOVERY AT THIS SITE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PAYMENT OF $125,000 TOWARD COSTS AT THIS SITE AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS WITH RESPECT TO OTHER SITE. EPA PERFORMED A REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE BEGINNING IN JULY 1992 AND ENDING N EARLY JULY 1993. ALL PRP'S LISTED WERE GENERATORS WHOSE USED OIL WAS SENT TO THE SITE.