# A.L. TAYLOR SITE/VALLEY OF THE DRUMS
> **Judicial** · FY1984 · — · Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `20200`
- **Case Number:** 04-1984-0013
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Specified Cost Recovery
- **Penalty assessed:** $0
- **Cost recovery:** $1.25M
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AKZO COATINGS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- GEORGE WHITESIDES COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
- KURFEES COATINGS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- RELIANCE UNIVERSAL, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- TAYLOR, NELL (complaint) (settlement)
- WOODEN, GILBERT & MARY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE A.L. TAYLOR SITE IS AN INACTIVE INDUSTRIAL WASTE DUMP LO CATED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES NORTH OF SHEPERDSVILLE IN     BULLITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY. THE SITE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS  THE  VALLEY OF THE DRUMS,  WAS USED AS A MUNICIPAL REFUSE    DUMP, A DRUM RECYCLING CENTER, AND AS INDUSTRIAL WASTE DUMP. IN 1979, EPA CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY CLEANUP PURSUANT TO SEC- TION 311 OF THE CWA AND IN 1981, EPA CONDUCTED AN IMMEDIATE  REMOVAL PURSUANT TO SECTION 104 OF CERCLA.   EPA COMPLETED A REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION IN SEPT. 1982. THE    FEASIBILITY STUDY HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. A DECISION CONCERNING REMEDIAL ACTIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN AT THE SITE IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE THIS SUMMER.  FORD MOTOR CO., RELIANCE UNIVERSAL, AND GEORGE W. WHITESIDES HAVE UNDERTAKEN THE PRELIMINARY AND REMEDIAL DESIGN PHASE OF THE REMEDIAL ACTION.         EPA INCURRED APPROXIMATELY $400,000 IN RESPONSE COSTS IN THE 1981 IMMEDIATE REMOVAL.

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