1. SECTION 106(A) OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPON- SE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SEC. 9606(A). 2. TIGER SHIPYARD, INC. 5780 NORTH RIVER ROAD PORT ALLEN, WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA 3. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 106(A) OF CERCLA BY ILLEGALLY DUMPING NUMEROUS DRUM CONTAINING BENZENE, CAUSTIC SODA, GLYCOL, JET FUEL, TOLUENE, STYRENE AND OTHER WASTES IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN THE VI- CINITY OF THE DOCKS, PIERS AND BARGES OF THE TIGER SHIP- YARD FACILITY. ON JUL. 27, 1994, EPA REGION 6 EMERGENCY RESPONSE BRANCH (ERB) CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION AT THE SITE. SIDE SCAN SONAR, VECTOR SONAR AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT HELPED IDENT- IFY APPROXIMATELY 23 HARD TARGETS AND TWO HARD TARGET AREAS IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ADJACENT TO THE FACILITY, INCLUDING IN AND AROUND THE PIERS AND DOCKS ADJACENT TO THE FACILITY. THE TWO HARD TARGET ARES MAY INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF GROUPS OR PILES OF DRUMS IN THE RIVER.THESE HARD TARGETS AND AREA ARE IN PLACED IN BARRELS ALONG WITH RUST AND SCALE FROM BARGE CLEANING OPERATIONS AND DIS- POSED OF BY DUMPING THE DRUMS INTO THE RIVER FROM THE TI- GER BARGES. PUBLIC WATER INTAKES ARE LOCATED