THIS REFERRAL INVOLVES A CIVIL ACTION TO SEEK RESPONSE COSTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 107 OF CERCLA, 42 USC 9607. THE SUBJECT OF THIS ACTION IS THE SOUTH TACOMA CHANNEL/WELL 12A NATIONAL PRIORITY LIST SITE IN TACOMA, WA. BASED ON A REFERRAL FORWARDED BY REGION 10 IN THIS MATTER ON 1/7/86, THE U S FILED A CIVIL ACITON AGAINST THE TIME OIL CO. AFTER EXTENSIVE LITIGATION, THE U S AND TIME OIL CO REACHED A AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF A CONSENT DECREE, WHEREBY THE U S WILL BE RECEIVING APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE TOTAL PAST AND PROJECTED RESPONSE COSTS FOR CLEANUP OF THE SITE. REGION 10 ALSO ENTERED INTO AN ADMINSTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT WITH THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD CO, AN OWNER OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE TIME OIL CO. THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER REQUIRED BURLINGTON NORTHERN CO TO CLEAN UP SOIL CONTAMINATION ON ITS PROPERTY. DURING LITIGATION AND AFTER THESE TWO AGREEMENTS WERE REACHED, REGION 10 LEARNED OF ADDITIONAL PRP'S FOR THIS SITE. THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM OUR INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN SHARED AND REVIEWED BY OUR TECHNICAL AND LEGAL STAFF. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, REGION 10 RECOMMENDS THAT THE U S SEEK TO RECOVER ITS REMAINING PROJECTED COSTS OF APPROXIMATELY $7,500,000. FROM THE BOEING CO AND THE U S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. THE BOEING CO APPEARS TO HAVE SENT HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES TO NATIONAL OIL CO BETWEEN 1939 AND 19