THE DICKERSON POST TREATING SITE IS A FORMER WOOD TREATING FACILITY LOCATED IN HOMERVILLE, GA ON THELMA HIGHWAY. THE SITE WAS USED AS A WOOD TREATING FACILITY FROM 1975 THROUGH 1981. IN 1984, EPA SOUGHT ACCESS IN THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA WHICH WAS GRANTED IN MAY 1987. THE COURT'S ORDER WAS AFFIRMED BY THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS. THE EPA PERFORMED A REMOVAL ACTION AT THE SITE IN 1987 AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $987,000.