Lauderdale County, AL
The federal environmental record for Lauderdale County (population 96,814): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
3
federal cleanup sites
5
PFAS-detecting water systems
8
TRI facilities
19
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Lauderdale with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| CHISHOLM HEIGHTS WATER & F P AUTHORITY AL0000777 | PFOS: 9.6 ng/L PFBA: 8.9 ng/L PFOA: 5.2 ng/L | above final limit |
| FLORENCE WATER-WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT AL0000783 | PFOS: 17 ng/L PFBA: 9.7 ng/L PFOA: 9.7 ng/L | above final limit |
| ROGERSVILLE WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD AL0000789 | PFBS: 19.9 ng/L PFBA: 19.5 ng/L PFPeA: 15.8 ng/L | above final limit |
| WEST LAUDERDALE CO WATER & FPA AL0000794 | PFOS: 17 ng/L PFOA: 13 ng/L PFBA: 7.7 ng/L | above final limit |
| GREENHILL WATER & FIRE PRO AUTHORITY AL0001423 | PFOS: 22.3 ng/L PFBA: 13.3 ng/L PFOA: 10.6 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
8 facilities in Lauderdale filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 33k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWIRE CO | FLORENCE | Antimony And Antimony Compounds, Copper | 16k lb |
| KITH KITCHENS-FLORENCE | FLORENCE | Xylene (mixed isomers) | 13k lb |
| SOUTHEASTERN EXTRUSION & TOOL INC | FLORENCE | Methanol, Ammonia | 2k lb |
| MONARCH CERAMIC TILE INC | FLORENCE | Hydrogen fluoride | 1k lb |
| TARKETT ALABAMA INC | FLORENCE | Zinc compounds | 374 lb |
| KAISER ALUMINUM FABRICATED PRODUCTS FLORENCE ALABAMA PLANT | FLORENCE | Copper, Lead | 103 lb |
| READY MIX USA LLC - FLORENCE PLANT | FLORENCE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
| GEORGIA MASONRY SUPPLY FLORENCE | FLORENCE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 307 tank facilities in Lauderdale: 210 tanks in service and 616 closed. 73 fuel releases are on record, of which 19 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Lauderdale as Zone 1, the highest predicted indoor radon levels (over 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Lauderdale, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- FLORENCE COUNTY LANDFILLFLORENCE
- FOUNDRY OF THE SHOALSFLORENCE
- RICHARDS PLATINGFLORENCE