diamond shamrock corp. landfill

W. GIRARD AVENUE

The 8-acre site is located near Cedartown in Polk County, Georgia. Most of the site is a flat, fenced meadow. The site is located north of West Girard Avenue, next to and east of Cedar Creek. Henkel Corporation owns the site. Much of the area north and northwest of the site is rural. Land uses immediately surrounding the site include the Cedartown Wastewater Treatment Plant to the north and a second wastewater treatment plant to the east. The area east of the wastewater treatment plant is primarily residential; the closest residences are located approximately 700 feet from the site. Land uses south and east of the site are largely residential, with some commercial and light industrial businesses in the area. Land immediately west of the site is undeveloped and extends into agricultural and industrial areas. The nearest residence to the west is located approximately 1,000 feet from the site. Dense vegetation and Cedar Creek bound the western border of the site. The site is currently not in use. Prior to 1968, land uses at the site included agricultural activities. In 1980, the site owner/operator at the time, Diamond Shamrock Corporation, reported to Georgia EPD that between 600 and 800 drums and approximately 1,500 gallons of material – reportedly obsolete, off-specification products and raw materials from chemical plant manufacturing operations – were buried in unlined trenches at the site. Henkel Corporation acquired the site property in 1987. In 1990, EPA listed the site on the NPL.

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