'5/3/02 - REFERRAL SENT TO DOJ. EPA IS REQUESTING THAT A CIVIL ACTION BE BROUGHT IN THE MIDDLE DISTRICT COURT OF GEORGIA AGAINST CERTAIN PRPs FOR RECOVERY OF $4,573,212.99 IN PAST RESPONSE COSTS INCURRED BY THE U.S. AT THE SITE AND A DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OF LIABILITY FOR FUTURE COSTS. RESPONSE ACTIONS AT THE SITE CONCERN CONTAMINATION FROM FORMER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS) FORMULATION PLANTS; A FACILITY ORIGINALLY BUILT BY CHEVRON CHEMICAL CO., AND A NON-CONTIGUOUS FACILITY CURRENTLY OWNED BY GOLDEN SEED PROCESSORS. THE SITE WAS LISTED ON THE NPL IN 1989. THE SITE IS COMPRISED OF TWO OPERABLE UNITS, WITH THE FORMER CHEVRON FACILITY LOCATED AT OU 1 AND THE GOLDEN SEED FACILITY AT OU 2. THE COSTS EPA IS SEEKING TO RECOVER ARE COMPRISED OF OVERSIGHT COSTS FOR OU 1, AND REMOVAL, INVESTIGATORY AND REMEDIAL DESIGN COSTS FOR OU 2. THIS REFERRAL NAMES 15 POTENTIAL DEFENDANTS. THESE PRPs INCLUDE THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS, FORMER OWNERS/OPERATORS OF THE FORMULATION FACILITIES, AN OWNER OF A LIQUID STORAGE TANK AT THE CHEVRON FACILITY, AND PARTIES THAT ARRANGED FOR DISPOSAL UNDER THE ACETO THEORY