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AEOION I

J. f . KENNEDY F"EDEAAl.IUILOINO, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02203

CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

Mr. c. Rudak, Safety' Manager Amatar P.O. Box 235 Versailles, CT 06383

Ret Keefe Environmental Services hazardous waste treataent facility in Epping, New Halllpahire

Dear Hr . Rudak:

Thia letter ia to notify you of potential liability that your c011pany aay incur or aay have incurred in connection with the above-referenced hanrdoua vaate treatMnt facility and to re­quest your aaaiatanee in cleanup activities at the dte.

The U.s. EnvironMntal Protection Agency (EPA) baa determined that an actual release or a substantial threat of a release of hazardous aubataneea, aa defined in Section 101 of the Coaprehenaive Environ•ntal Response, Coapenaation, and

~!:b~~~~~r!~ta~ft~!a~bo!:-~~;;~n:~t!~~e ~6o~P~th:qe!~~~;~), public funds in response to iamediate environmental hazards on the aite and is presently involved in planned removal activities to abate these hazar;ds. Upon completion of these activities, planning will be initiated under a Cooperative Agreement between EPA and the State of New Hampshire for the longer term remedial phases of the site cleanup, including remedial design, remedial construction, operation, and main­tenance, as required by site conditions . These response activities are authorized by Section 104ta) t 1) of CERCLA. Under CERCLA, certain responsible parties may be liable for money expended for response activities at the site, including investigation, planning, c leanup measures, and enforcement . Potentially liable responsible parties include the current owner or operator of the site, past owners or operators, and persona who generated the substances or who were involved in transport, treatment, or disposal of them at the site.

EPA believes that your company may be a responsible party with respect to this site and that your company may therefore be liable for public funds expended in response activities at the site. Before EPA undertakes further response activi­

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ties, we desire to dhcuea, with the appropriate company official, your company's voluntary involvement in the -••urea neceaaary to remedy the hazardous waste problema presently found at this site. Please notify EPA, in writing, no later than September 10, 1982 of your company's willingness to dis­cuss undertaking the remedial phases of this cleanup activity so that negotiations to effectuate this involvement can con­clude before the end of the remedial planning process. Your letter should indicate the name, address , and telephone number of an appropriate company official for further contact on this matter. It should also include a statement of the type and the extent df the activities your company may be willing to undertake~ . Where your company is already involved in discussions with state or local authorities, or is engaged in voluntary action to clean up the site, these activities should be continued and their statue ahould be reported in your letter. Your letter ahould be sent tos

E. Michael Thoaas u.s. Envirom-.mtal Protection Agency Office of Regional Counael JFK Building, Room 2203 Boaton, MA 02203

If your reaponae indicate• that negotiation• ahould be acheduled with EPA and that thoae negotiation• are likely to produce a Maningful abateMnt of releaaea or threatened releaaea at the aite, we vill contact your coapany to achedule a MetinCJ. At the Meting, we expect to diacuaa the atepa neceaaary to inveati9ate and abate the concUtiona at the aite and to aet a achedule for your coapany'a undertaking auch corrective actiona.

If you need further inforution, Hr. Thoaas can be reached by telephone at (617) 223-0400. If your written reaponse is not received by Hr. Thoaaaa by Septei'llber 10, 1982, we will assume that your company baa declined to undertake voluntary response activities.

Sincerely yours,

Merrill S. Hohman, Director Waste Management Division

cc: Regional Counsel, Region I Director, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response Director, Ofice of Waste Programs Enforcment Office of Enforcement Counsel E. Tupper Kinder, New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General