THE PROPOSED DEFENDANTS INCLUDE GENERATORS WHOSE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES CAME TO BE LOCATED AT THE CLOTHIER DISPOSAL SITE (THE CLOTHIER SITE OR THE SITE ), THE OWNER AND/OR OPERATOR OF THE SITE, AND AN OWNER AND/OR OPERATOR OF THE POLLUTION ABATEMENT SERVICES OF OSWEGO, INC. ( PAS ) SITE TO WHICH THE CLOTHIER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WERE ORIGINALLY SHIPPED FOR DISPOSAL AND FROM WHICH THEY WERE SENT FOR REDISPOSAL AT THE CLOTHIER SITE. THE LIST OF PROPOSED DEFENDANTS IS ATTACHED AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE REFERRAL. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WERE SENT BY THE PROPOSED GENERATOR DEFENDANTS TO THE PAS SITE FOR DISPOSAL SHORTLY BEFORE OR DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME FROM OCTOBER, 1973 TO JANUARY 8, 1974. APPROXIMATELY 2,200 DRUMS OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WERE SHIPPED FROM THE PAS SITE TO THE CLOTHIER SITE DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OF THE TYPES KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN SENT BY THE PROPOSED GENERATOR DEFENDANTS, IN DRUMS, TO THE PAS SITE ARE ALSO KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN FOUND AT THE CLOTHIER SITE. EACH SUCH PAS GENERATOR IS THEREFORE ALSO A GENERATOR AT THE CLOTHIER SITE. EPA HAS INCURRED COSTS IN CONDUCTING REMOVAL AND REMEDIAL ACTIONS AT THE CLOTHIER SITE. EPA'S THEORY HOLDING THE PROPOSED GENERATOR DEFENDANTS LIABLE FOR THE CONDITIONS AT THE CLOTHIER SITE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY SEVERAL COURTS. EPA SEEKS A) RECOVERY OF ALL COSTS WHICH HAVE BEEN INCURRED BY EPA IN CONNECTION WITH TH