EPA v. POWERSVILLE / CANADYNE-GEORGIA CORPORATION

Case summary

THE POWERSVILLE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF GEORGIA HIGHWAY 49 AND NEWELL ROAD IN THE COMMUNITY OF POWERSVILLE, GEORGIA, SIX MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT VALLEY, THE SEAT OF PEACH COUNTY. THE POWERSVILLE SITE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PEACH COUNTY LANDFILL, COVERS APPROXIMATELY 15 ACRES OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE LIZZIE CHAPEL BAPTISH CHURCH. BEGINNING IN THE 1940'S, THE SITE WAS USED AS A BORROW PIT TO PROVIDE SAND AND FILL FOR LOCAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. IN 1969, PEACH COUNTY BEGAN USING THE BORROW PIT AND SURROUNDING AREA AS A SANITARY LANDFILL TO RECEIVE MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE. IN 1972, OFFICIALS FROM THE GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION (EPD) DETERMINED THAT PESTICIDES AND PESTICIDE RELATED WASTES WERE BEING DISPOSED AT THE LANDFILL. THE NEXT YEAR, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM EPD, THE COUNTY BUILT A SEPARATE WASTE DISPOSAL AREA AT THE LANDFILL FOR PESTICIDES AND OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. IN 1977, EPD OFFICIALS CONCLUDED THAT THE PEACH COUNTYLAND- FILL WAS NO LONGER AN ACCEPTABLE SITE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. THE LANDFILL WAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED IN EARLY 1979. IN 1983, WELL WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED BY EPD FROM THE LIZZIE CHAPEL CHURCH INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF PESTICIDES IN THE GROUNDWATER. LATER IN 1983, THE POWERSVILLE SITE WAS ADDED TO THE NATIONAL PRIORITY LIST, A LIST OF NATION'S HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FEDERAL SUPERFUND MONIES FOR CLEANUP. EPA HAS CONDUCTED A RI/FS TO IDENTIFY OHTER MATERIALS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DISPOSED AT THE SITE, AND TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF GROUNDWATER AND SOIL CONTAMINATION. AS PART OF THE FS, SEVERAL SOLUTIONS, OR REMEDIAL ALTERNA- TIVES WERE PROPOSED. THESE ALTERNATIVES WERE SCREENED ON THE BASIS OF EFFECTIVENESS IN PROTECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT.

Defendants (1)

• CANADYNE GEORGIA CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• POWERSVILLE SITE

  GA HWY 49 N, PEACH COUNTY, GA, 31074

  Registry ID: 110009282203

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 104A — CERCLA 104(a)
• CERCLA 106 — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order
• CERCLA 107 — Superfund

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CANADYNE-GEORGIA CORP.entered 1988-12-13

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 1988-03-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1988-09-28Complaint Filed With Court
• 1988-12-13Concluded
• 1988-12-13Final Order Lodged
• 1988-12-13Final Order Entered
• 1997-08-28Enforcement Action Data Entered