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Talladega County, AL

The federal environmental record for Talladega County (population 81,132): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

1

Superfund NPL sites

4

federal cleanup sites

4

PFAS-detecting water systems

22

TRI facilities

21

open tank releases

Superfund NPL sites

SiteCityStatusListed
Alabama Army Ammunition PlantChildersburgon the NPL07/22/1987

Drinking water: PFAS testing

Public water systems serving Talladega 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.

SystemHighest resultsReading
CHILDERSBURG WATER & SEWER BOARD

AL0001228

PFOS: 15.1 ng/L

PFPeA: 11.3 ng/L

PFHxA: 7.7 ng/L

above final limit
TALLADEGA WATER AND SEWER BOARD, CITY OF

AL0001260

PFOS: 5.9 ng/L

PFHxS: 3.7 ng/L

PFPeA: 3.3 ng/L

above final limit
TALLADEGA COUNTY WATER SYSTEM

AL0001685

PFBS: 47.7 ng/L

PFPeA: 21.1 ng/L

PFHxA: 12.5 ng/L

above final limit
LINCOLN (CITY OF)

AL0001245

PFBS: 3.3 ng/L

detected

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

22 facilities in Talladega filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 1.5M lb released.

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
RESOLUTE FP US INC COOSA PINES OPERATIONSCHILDERSBURGMethanol, Hydrogen sulfide863k lb
HONDA DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA LLC - ALABAMALINCOLNCertain glycol ethers, Sodium nitrite495k lb
LEGACY CABINETS LLCEASTABOGAXylene (mixed isomers), Toluene80k lb
GEORGIA PACIFIC WOOD PRODUCTS LLC TALLADEGA LUMBERTALLADEGAMethanol, Lead52k lb
AMERICAN FOAM CASTSYLACAUGAStyrene32k lb
KASAI INC.TALLADEGACyclohexane12k lb
ALABAMA SPECIALTY PRODUCTSMUNFORDChromium, Nickel8k lb
TALLADEGA PATTERN & ALUMINUM WORKS INCTALLADEGACopper, Nickel811 lb
FCI TALLADEGATALLADEGALead467 lb
IKO SOUTHEAST INCSYLACAUGACopper compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds196 lb
COOPER STEEL SOUTHCHILDERSBURGManganese, Chromium181 lb
SOUTHERN ALLOY CORPSYLACAUGAChromium, Nickel147 lb
HARRELL'S COATINGS SOLUTIONS LLCSYLACAUGADiisocyanates96 lb
NEMAK USA INC.SYLACAUGACopper, Lead29 lb
HARRELL'S COATINGS SOLUTIONS LLCSYLACAUGADiisocyanates14 lb
AEROSPACE COATINGS INTERNATIONAL LLCOXFORDChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead7 lb
FLEETWOOD METAL INDUSTRIES INC.SYLACAUGAChromium, Manganese1 lb
SYNSUS PRIVATE LABEL PARTNERS LLCSYLACAUGA-0 lb
HARRELLS INC.SYLACAUGA-0 lb
BLUE BELL- SYLACAUGA PLANTSYLACAUGA-0 lb
KOCH FARMS OF ASHLAND TALLADEGA FEED MILLTALLADEGA-0 lb
ENEOS USA INC.CHILDERSBURG-0 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 329 tank facilities in Talladega: 276 tanks in service and 626 closed. 87 fuel releases are on record, of which 21 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Talladega 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.

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All federal cleanup sites on file

The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Talladega, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

  • BOBBY FORD DRUM SITESYLACAUGA
  • LINCOLN METALSLINCOLN
  • REEF WASTE (REEF LLC)SYLACAUGA
  • TALLADEGA FOUNDRY & MACHINE COMPANYTALLADEGA