The A. L. Taylor Superfund site, informally and perhaps more appropriately referred to as the “Valley of the Drums” is one of the most infamous Superfund sites in EPA history. It was at this site that Mr. Arthur L. Taylor operated an uncontrolled and unregulated industrial chemical waste dump, where over 17,000 steel drums and 142 chemical compounds were inventoried. Due to the sheer magnitude of contamination at the site, it has largely been credited as the impetus for CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act) legislation.

However, just beyond the Valley of the Drums site boundary lies a lesser-known contaminated area that has been neglected, overlooked, and ignored by local, state, and federal officials. The site, informally dubbed the “Gully of the Drums”, is located in municipally owned Jefferson Memorial Forest, and was also used as a location for Mr. Taylor’s dumping operation. Please join us June 18, to hear from University of Louisville master’s recipient Sam Satterly on her research into the history of the Gully of the Drums and its historical connections to the Valley of the Drums.

Samantha “Sam” Satterly is a recent graduate from the University of Louisville Master’s program in Sustainability. Since 2021, Sam has been conducting research into the history of CERCLA legislation, legal liability, and the potentially responsible party for the Gully of the Drums.

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