THIS IS A REFERRAL REGARDING GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION AT THE SUBURBAN OPERABLE UNIT OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SUPERFUND SITE. RELEASES OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS TO THE SOIL AND GROUNDWATER HAVE CAUSED EPA TO INCUR RESPONSE COSTS. EPA HAS BEEN IN NEGOTIATION WITH THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES REGARDING A PARTIAL CONSENT DECREE IN WHICH BOTH EPA AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WILL BE SIGNATORIES ALONG WITH THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES. TERMS OF THE CD WILL REQUIRE PAYMENT TO EPA IN SATISFACTION OF EPA'S CLAIMS FOR PAST RESPONSE COSTS ($902,500).