THE COMPLAINT NAMES FIFTEEN CORPORATE DEFENDANTS THAT WERE FOUND TO BE GENERATORS AT THE SITE. DOJ WILL FILE THE COMPLAINT WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. BACKGROUND: THE HINSON CHEMICAL SITE ALSO KNOWN AS THE HINSON CLOVER SITE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO COLLECTIVLY AS THE SITE) IS LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 49, APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE WEST OF LAKE WYLIE, YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. LAKE WYLIE FORMS THE BORDER WITH NORTH CAROLINA, APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLOTTE. THE 2.8 ACRE SITE IS BORDERED BY THE RIVER HILLS COMMUNITY TO THE SOUTH WITH RESIDENCES TO THE EAST AND WEST, AND STATE HIGHWAY 49 TO THE NORTH. DURING AUGUST 1967, THE SITE WAS PURCHASED BY BON HINSON, THE PRESIDENT OF HINSON CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES. THE SITE WAS OPERATED AS A SOLVENT RECLAMATION FACILITY. IN FEBRUARY 1971, SEPCO WAS INCORPORATED AND THEREAFTER MERGED WITH HINSON CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES. SUBSEQUENTLY, SEPCO OPENED ANOTHER FACILITY IN FORT LAWN, S.C., KNOWN AS THE CAROLAWN SITE. THE NEW FACILITY WAS PRIMARILY USED AS A STORAGE HOLDING FACILITY WHILE RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES CONTINUED AT THE HINSON, CLOVER SITE. PURSUANT TO A SHOW CAUSE HEARING, SEPCO WAS ORDERED TO CEASE OPERATION OF ITS SOLVENT RECOVERY FACILITY IN HINSON, CLOVER (THE SITE) UNTIL PROPER PERMITS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE STATE. IN 1973, SEPCO FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY AND IN OCTOBER 1974, THE SITE WAS OFFICIALLY ABANDO