beaunit corp. (circular knit & dyeing plant)

206 GEORGIA AVE

The 1.3-acre site is located along Valley View Road in northwest Fountain Inn, 15 miles southeast of Greenville. The site includes an abandoned, unlined former wastewater lagoon and the surrounding area. Residential areas, forested land and commercial businesses border the site to the north. Industrial facilities border the site to the south. Forested land, an industrial facility and residential areas border the site to the east. Valley View Road, forested land and residential areas border the site to the west. From 1951 to 1977, the knitting, dyeing and finishing plant disposed of wastewater from its operations in the lagoon on site. The plant transported wastewater to the lagoon and wastewater treatment structures through a pipeline. In 1977, the plant connected to the municipal sewage system and stopped using the lagoon. In 1980, parties demolished the wastewater treatment structures and partially filled in the lagoon with demolition debris and soil. Wilson Sporting Goods, a sporting goods manufacturer located next to the site, also disposed of non-hazardous materials from their operations at the site. In 1990, EPA listed the site on the NPL. Currently, the site is not in use. Fencing and locked gates control access to the site.