1. SECTIONS 106, 107(A), 122(G), AND 122(H)(1) OF THE COM- PREHENSIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 9606, 9607(A), 122(G), AND 9622(H)(1). 2. THE MARCO OF IOTA SUPERFUND SITE IOTA, LOUISIANA RESPONDENTS: FREDEMAN SHIPYARD, BODIN OIL RECOVERY, B & B OIL RECOVERY, REBEL ENERGY, INC., ATLANTIC RICHFIELD, FRANCIS DRILLING FLUIDS, LTD., ARCO OIL & GAS, BETZ LAB- ORATORIES, GREAT SOUTHERN OIL & GAS, BASF CORP., AND E. W. SAYBOLT. 3. THE MARCO OF IOTA SITE IS LOCATED ON LA. STATE HIGHWAY 370 APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF THE TOWN OF IOTA, ACADIA PARISH, LA. THE SITE IS SURRONDED ON THREE SIDES BY CRAY- FISH FARMS AND RICE FIELDS. THE SITE OPERATED AS WASTE FUELS BLENDING, WASTE OIL RECYCLING, AND WASTE REPACKAG- ING FACILITY. THE EPA CONDUCTED A SITE ASSESSMENT AT THE SITE ON MAR. 5, 1992. EPA REPS DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY 1,450 DRUMS AND CONTAINERS LARGER THAN 5-GALLON CAPACITY AND AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF 1-GALLON AND SMALLER VOLUME SAMPLE CONTAINERS, 17 TANKS, AND 4 SEMI-TRAILERS. THESE TANKS AND CONTAINERS CONTAINED LIQUID, SOLID, AND SLUDGE WASTE MATERIALS CONTAINING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. IN RESPONSE TO THE RELEASE OR THREATENED RELEASE OF HAZ- ARDOUS SUBSTANCES FROM THE SITE,