carolawn, inc.

S. OF SC HWY 9 ON CO. RD 841

The 60-acre site is located at 5093 Morrison Road in Fort Lawn, Chester County, South Carolina. The site includes a 3-acre fenced area and an undeveloped woodland area north of the fenced area. The Lancaster & Chester Railroad and County Road 841 border the site to the south. Fishing Creek borders the site to the east. Wooded areas and agricultural land border the site to the west and north. Four residences are located approximately 1,000 yards southwest of the site and approximately 30 single-family residences are located north of the site. The site’s broader surroundings include rural, agricultural and residential land uses. From 1970 to 1979, a waste storage and disposal facility operated at the site. Operations disposed of approximately 4,500 drums of waste, several bulk storage tanks and sludge in the site’s 3-acre fenced area. Additionally, operations disposed of 660 drums and 11 storage tanks outside the fenced area in the northern portion of the site. In 1983, EPA listed the site on the NPL. In 1996, a turkey feed mill began operations on a portion of the site. The feed mill’s operations at the site are ongoing.