The site also managed to stay off of the NPL in part because it would affect negatively the city of Montgomery, especially in the tourism industry since visitors would not want to visit and spend time in an area that has been deemed hazardous to human life.
The site also managed to stay off of the NPL in part because of the city of Montgomery. All cities are aware that it looks bad to have a superfund site in your town and it can devastate the tourism economy because people don't want to visit and spend time in an area that has been deemed hazardous to human life.