Superfund Site:

WOOLFOLK CHEMICAL WORKS, INC.
FORT VALLEY, GA

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Angela Miller
[email protected]
(404) 562-8561

Remedial Project Manager
Peter Johnson
[email protected]
(404) 562-8459

Site Location

Street Address:
E MAIN ST P O BOX 938
FORT VALLEY, GA 31030

Background

The Woolfolk Chemical Works, Incorporated Superfund site is located in Fort Valley, Georgia. Southern Railroad tracks and a station are located in the northwest portion of the site. Commercial businesses and residential areas border the site. Residences are located west, south and east of the site. Commercial businesses and light industrial areas are located north, northwest and east of the site.

Beginning in 1910 various companies used the Woolfolk Chemical Works facility for herbicide and pesticide production, packaging and storage. Production expanded after 1945 to include various organic pesticides. The earliest documented complaint associated with the site occurred in 1966 ...
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