MADISON COUNTY - The Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed the presence of hazardous chemicals on a Madison County Property. The EPA is currently investigating the site on a federal warrant.

The EPA will continue their tests until the warrant expires Friday. The EPA says the work has been slow because the property is covered in weeds, has over 30 cars, and an array of containers that have chemicals in them.

The EPA has found chemicals on the ground in rusting containers and in several of the vehicles on the property. So far the EPA has discovered that 7 of the 22 containers they have tested contain hazardous waste.

"The owner claimed that these are products that he is interested in keeping, however, I find that it that isn't the proper way to store this material," said Andy Smith, with the EPA.

The EPA is currently investigating some of these items and doing some tests. You can see that they are wearing some masks, even from this distance you can smell some chemicals.

"It's not hazardous," said Max Spadig, who owns the property.

"Why do you think these guys are walking around with masks? See that guy right there? Why do you think they're taking such safety precautions?" I asked.

"Well because they have procedure that they see is hazardous. I can go over there and take some of this put it on me like I'm on a war dance, Native American, and it would have no affect on my body," said Spadig.

Last week the Madison County Sheriff's Office served a warrant to Max Spadig because of the 32 cars strewn around the property. In executing the warrant, deputies found the chemicals. They called the Department of Environmental Quality, which called the EPA. For nearly a week now, Max Spadig hasn't been allowed to stay on his property while the Sheriff's Office has labeled it a crime scene.

"Yes it is a crime scene, they're committing a crime against me," exclaimed Spadig.

"It could easily be leaking, and some of them have," said Smith.

"That is nothing but a curing compound for cement," said Spadig.

The EPA defends that it was a good thing they were called out, and say they will continue testing for hazardous waste. And they may soon to start removing some of that waste.

Max Spadig has only been living here a month, and has had similar issues with his yard in other counties. Spadig recently lost a battle with Jefferson County over his junk, and he also had similar run-ins with the City Council in Kaysville Utah all the way back to 1988.