THE POWERSVILLE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF GEORGIA HIGHWAY 49 AND NEWELL ROAD IN THE COMMUNITY OF POWERSVILLE, GEORGIA, SIX MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT VALLEY, THE SEAT OF PEACH COUNTY. THE POWERSVILLE SITE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PEACH COUNTY LANDFILL, COVERS APPROXIMATELY 15 ACRES OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE LIZZIE CHAPEL BAPTISH CHURCH. BEGINNING IN THE 1940'S, THE SITE WAS USED AS A BORROW PIT TO PROVIDE SAND AND FILL FOR LOCAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. IN 1969, PEACH COUNTY BEGAN USING THE BORROW PIT AND SURROUNDING AREA AS A SANITARY LANDFILL TO RECEIVE MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE. IN 1972, OFFICIALS FROM THE GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION (EPD) DETERMINED THAT PESTICIDES AND PESTICIDE RELATED WASTES WERE BEING DISPOSED AT THE LANDFILL. THE NEXT YEAR, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM EPD, THE COUNTY BUILT A SEPARATE WASTE DISPOSAL AREA AT THE LANDFILL FOR PESTICIDES AND OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. IN 1977, EPD OFFICIALS CONCLUDED THAT THE PEACH COUNTYLAND- FILL WAS NO LONGER AN ACCEPTABLE SITE FOR WASTE DISPOSAL. THE LANDFILL WAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED IN EARLY 1979. IN 1983, WELL WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED BY EPD FROM THE LIZZIE CHAPEL CHURCH INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF PESTICIDES IN THE GROUNDWATER. LATER IN 1983, THE POWERSVILLE SITE WAS ADDED TO THE NATIONAL PRIORITY LIST, A LIST OF NATION'S HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FEDERAL SUPERFUND MONIES FOR CLEANUP. EPA HAS CONDUCTED A RI/FS TO