The Eaton Corporation facility (“Eaton”) is located on East Highway 30 in Kearney, Nebraska. The facility covers an area of 365,000 square feet and began operations in 1969 with engine valve manufacturing. Onsite remediation began in 1986 after trichloroethene (TCE) was found in production wells. On April 20, 1993, Eaton Corporation entered into an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 to delineate and remediate TCE contamination downgradient of the facility.