PRE-REFERRAL INVOLVES THE FILING OF A CIVIL ACTION TO SEEK RESPONSE COSTS AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 106, 107, 122 OF CERCLA. THE SUBJECT OF THIS ACTION IS THE COAL CREEK (AKA ROSS ELECTRIC) FACILITY IN CHEHALIS, WA. THE SITE IS NOT ON THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST, BUT THE PRP'S, WHO PERFORMED A FULL REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASIBILITY STUDY AT THE SITE, ARE INTERESTED IN ENTERING INTO A CONSENT DECREE WITH EPA PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 106 AND 122 OF CERCLA FOR THE CLEAN UP OF THE SITE. THE 8-ACRE COAL CREEK SITE HAS BEEN OWNED PRIMARILY BY PUBLIC UTILITIES SINCE THE EARLY 1900'S. FROM 1949 TO 1983, THE SITE WAS OWNED BY THE LEWIS COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT AND LEASED TO A SUCCESSION OF TRANSFORMER COMPANIES WHICH USED THE SITE FOR MANUFACTURING, REPAIRING, RECYCLING AND SCRAPPING OF TRANSFORMERS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. DURING THESE COMPANIES' SALVAGE OPERATIONS, TRANSFORMER FLUID CONTAINING POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB'S) WAS DRAINED OR SPILLED ONTO THE SITE. DUE TO THE PERSISTENT NATURE OF PCB'S, SIGNIFICANT CONCENTRATIONS ARE STILL ON SITE. OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND METALS HAVE ALSO BEEN FOUND ON THE SITE AS A RESULT OF THE HANDLING AND/OR DISPOSAL OF SCRAP ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, ASH AND OILS. OTHER THAN ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTIVITY ON THE SITE SINCE THE LAST OPE