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National Priorities List(NPL) —list compiled by the EPA pursuant to CERCLA 42 USC §9605(a)(8)(B) of properties with the highest priority for cleanup pursuant to EPA's Hazard Ranking System (40 CFR Part 300). obvious—that which is plain or evident; a condition or fact that could not be ignored or overlooked by a reasonable observer while visually or physically observing the property. occupants - those tenants, subtenants, or other persons or entities using the property or a portion of the property. operator—the person responsible for the overall operation of a facility. other historical sources—any source or sources that are credible to a reasonable person and that identify past uses of the property. The term includes, but is not limited to: miscellaneous maps, newspaper archives, internet sites, community organizations, local libraries, historical societies, current owners or occupants of neighboring properties, and records in the files and/or personal knowledge of the property owner and/or occupants. owner-generally the fee owner of record of the property. petroleum exclusion — the exclusion from CERCLA liability provided in 42 USC §9601(14), as interpreted by the courts and EPA: "the term(hazardous substance) does not include petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof which is not otherwise specifically listed or designated as the hazardous substance under subparagraphs (A) through (F) of this paragraph, and the term does not include natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, or synthetic gas usable for fuel (or mixtures of natural gas and such synthetic gas)." petroleum products - those substances included within the meaning of the petroleum exclusion to CERCLA, 42 USC §9601(14), as interpreted by the courts and the EPA, that is: petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof which is not otherwise specifically listed or designated as a hazardous substance under the Subparagraphs(A)through(F)of 42 USC §9601(14),natural gas,natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, and synthetic gas usable for fuel (or mixtures of natural gas and such synthetic gas). (The word fraction refers to certain distillates of crude oil, including gasoline, kerosene, diesel oil, jet fuels, and fuel oil, pursuant to Standard Definitions of Petroleum Statistics) (American Petroleum Institute,Fourth Edition, 1995.) physical setting sources — sources that provide information about the geologic, hydrogeologic, hydrologic, or topographic characteristics of a property. pits, ponds, or lagoons — man-made or natural depressions in a ground surface that are likely to hold liquids or sludge containing hazardous substances or petroleum products. The likelihood of such liquids or sludge being present is determined by evidence of factors associated with the pit, pond, or lagoon, including, but not limited to, discolored water, distressed vegetation, or the presence of an obvious wastewater discharge. practically reviewable - information that is practically reviewable means that the information is provided by the source in a manner and in a form that, upon examination, yields information relevant to the property without the need for extraordinary analysis of irrelevant data. The form of the information shall be such that the user can review the records for a limited geographic area. Records that cannot be feasibly retrieved by reference to the location of the property or a geographic area in which the property is located