THE CEDARTOWN INDUSTRIES SITE (SITE) COVERS APPROXIMATELY 6.8 ACRES AND IS LOCATED ABOUT ONE-HALF MILE FROM DOWNTOWN AT 404 FURNACE STREET IN CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA. FROM 1978 TO 1980, THE SITE WAS USED AS A SECONDARY LEAD SMELTING BUSINESS WHICH USED RAW LEAD MATERIALS AND RECYCLED THEM BY A MELTING AND SKIMMING PROCESS. THE CURRENT OWNERS OF THE SITE, ANN AND RAY LEWIS, ARE LEASING THE PROPERTY TO H&W TRANSFER COMPANY, WHICH USES THE SITE FOR THE PARKING AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES. THE SITE IS BORDERED BY CEDAR CREEK ON THE WEST, AND A CHAIN LINK FENCE TO TEH NORTH, SOUTH, AND EAST. A LEVEE, CONSTRUCTED IN 1980, BORDERS THE SITE TO THE WEST, NORTH, AND SOUTH, AND IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE SITE FROM A 100-YEAR FLOOD. IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE SITE IS A NARROW STRIP OF LAND AND RAILROAD TRACKS OWNED BY CSX TRANSPORTATION, AND BEYOND THE TRACKS IS A JUNKYARD THAT HAS BEEN I