THIS SITE WAS PREVIOUSLY USED AS A STORAGE WAREHOUSE, STORING OLD BUILDING MATERIALS RECOVERED FROM FACILITIES THAT HAD BEEN ABANDONED, GONE OUT OF BUSINESS, OR HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY FIRES. THE WAREHOUSE WAS ALSO USED FOR MIXING LATEX PAINTS. THE SITE WAS ORIGINALLY OPERATED BY STALLINGS SALVAGE COMPANY, INC., BETWEEN 1979 AND 1981, BEFORE GOING INTO BANKRUPTCY. A SECOND SALVAGE COMPANY NAMED STALLINGS SALVAGE, INC., OPERATED AT THE SITE BETWEEN 1985 AND 1994. MR. BILL STALLINGS OWNED THE FACILITY DURING THE OPERATIONS OF BOTH SALVAGE COMPANIES AND ALSO CONTROLLED TO THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF EACH COMPANY. AFTER SITTING ABANDONED SINCE 1994, THE DETERIORATING BUILDING AND CONDITION OF CONTAINERS LEAD TO A THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH NEEDED IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.
EPA CONDUCTED A REMOVAL ACTION IN THE SUMMER OF 2000. AS A RESULT, EPA INCURRED COSTS GREATER THAN $700,000. THE SITE WAS PREVIOUSLY USED A STORAGE WAREHOUSE, STORING OLD BUILDING MATERIALS RECOVERED FROM FACILITIES THAT HAD BEEN ABANDONED, GONE OUT OF BUSINESS, OR HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY FIRES. THE WAREHOUSE WAS ALSO USED FOR MIXING LATEX PAINTS. THE SITE WAS ORIGINALLY OPERATED BY STALLINGS SALVAGE COMPANY, INC., BETWEEN 1979 AND 1981, BEFORE GOING INTO BANKRUPTCY. A SECOND SALVAGE COMPANY NAMED STALLING SALVAGE, INC., OPERATED AT THE SITE BETWEEN 1985 AND 1994. MR. BILL STALLINGS OWNED THE FACILITY DURING THE OPERATIONS OF BOTH SALVAGE COMPANIES AND ALSO CONTROLLED TO THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF EACH C