1. SECTIONS 104(E) AND 106(A) OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRON- MENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 9604(E) AND 9606(A). 2. HASTINGS RADIOCHEMICAL SUPERFUND SITE STATE HIGHWAY 35 FRIENDSWOOD, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS 77546 RESPONDENTS: JAMES VERNICE FARCHIONE 3. THE HASTINGS RADIOCHEMICAL SITE IS AN OLD GASOLINE FILL- ING STATION, WHICH IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO TEXAS HIGHWAY 35 IN PEARLAND, TEXAS. THE HASTINGS RADIO- CHEMICAL CO. OPERATED ON THIS SITE FROM AROUND 1965 TO 1970. HASTINGS IN FACT CONSTRUCTED A LABORATORY FACILITY IN THE GARGAGE BAY AREA, WHERE IT FORMULATED RADIO-ISO- TOPES FOR INDUSTRIAL USE. THE PRINCIPAL ISOTOPE USED WAS CESIUM-137. HOWEVER, SOME AMERICIUM-241 AND OTHER ISO- TOPES OF SHORT HALF-LIVES WERE USED. RADIOLOGICAL HYGIENE DURING THESE OPERATIONS WAS APPARENTLY POOR, THUS ALLOW- ING SOILS AROUND THE BUILDING, INCLUDING THE ADJACENT UN- PAVED PARKING LOT, AN ADJACENT PROPERTY AND LOCAL STORM WATER DRAINAGE DITCHED TO BECOME CONTAMINATED. IN FACT, LARGE PORTIONS OF THE FILLING STATION BUILDING ITSELF, REMAIN SIGNIFICANTLY CONTAMINATED. THE FILLING STATION PROPERTY NOW CONTAINS CONTAMINATED STORAGE CONTAINERS FROM PREVIOUS CLEANUP ACTIONS WITHIN THE BUILDING, UNDERGROUND STORAGE