It accepted hazardous waste from Woolfolk Chemical Co. from the early 1960s until 1983.
Records indicate that wastes containing various pesticides have been disposed of at the site.
However, the State suspects that hazardous wastes have been buried in both sections. The State requested the church to discontinue use of the well. Furthermore, the sandy surface soils permit practically all of the 5 inches of net annual precipitation in the area to go directly into the ground. About 15 private water wells are within 0.3 mile of the site. EPA completed a topographic, geologic, and geophysical study of the site in November l983.