Soils and shallow ground water are contaminated with pesticides, including toxaphene, lindane, DDT, and methyl parathion, according to tests conducted in September 1985 by a consultant to the company. Albany uses the deep artesian aquifer for drinking water. However, an estimated 3,300 Lee County residents within 3 miles of the site obtain drinking water from wells drilled into the shallow, contaminated aquifer. Kinchafoonee Creek is less than 1 mile northeast of the site. Kinchafoonee Creek joins Muchalee Creek and Flint River, which are dammed to form Lake Worth.
Lake Worth is used for recreational activities and to generate hydroelectricity.
In 1984, the company transported contaminated soils, debris, and building rubble from the site to a hazardous waste facility regulated under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division oversaw the action. The description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination.