1. SECTIONS 104, 106(A), AND 122 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EN- VIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY, AS A- MENDED ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 9604, 9606(A), AND 9622. 2. ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. (GSU), A TEXAS CORPORATION 303 NORTH RYAN STREET LAKE CHARLES, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA 70601 3. THE SITE IS AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 19 ACRES IN LAKE CHARLES. THE SITE INCLUDES, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GSU PROP- ERTY, AND ANY AREA WHERE A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED, STORED, DISPOSED, OR PLACED OR OTHERWISE COME TO BE LOCATED THROUGH A RELEASE IN THAT VICINITY. FROM APPROXIMATELY 1916 TO 1931, A MANUFACTURED GAS PLANT OPERATED AT THE SITE BY GSU OR OTHER SUBSIDIARY OR PRECE- DECESSOR ENTITIES. THE PROCESS USED TO MANUFACTURE GAS PRODUCED A WASTE BY-PRODUCT KNOWN AS COAL TAR WHICH WAS REPORTEDLY DEPOSITED INTO THE SITE DURING THE PLANT'S OP- ERATIONS. GSU PURCHASED THE SITE IN 1926 FROM LAKE CHARLES ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. GSU REPORTEDLY PLACED SOL- ID WASTE ON THE SITE UNTIL 1980. AFTER 1931, THE SITE WAS PRIMARILY AS A SERVICE YARD. WASTE DEPOSITED ONTO THE SITE DURING GSU'S PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP REPORTEDLY CONSISTS OF COAL TAR WASTE FROM THE MANUFACTURED GAS PLANT AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND OTHER DEBRIS. FORMER EMPLOY- EES OF GSU HAVE ALSO STATED THAT