Yuma County, AZ
The federal environmental record for Yuma County (population 213,221): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
1
Superfund NPL sites
10
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
9
TRI facilities
30
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuma Marine Corps Air Station | Yuma | on the NPL | 02/21/1990 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Yuma 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 |
|---|---|---|
| USMC YUMA MAIN SYSTEM AZ0414082 | PFHxS: 3.1 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
9 facilities in Yuma filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 79k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| US ARMY GARRISON YUMA PROVING GROUND | YUMA | Copper, Nitroglycerin | 52k lb |
| U.S. MARINE CORPS BARRY M. GOLDWATER RANGE COMPLEX | YUMA | Lead, Copper | 19k lb |
| CLARIOS LLC | YUMA | Lead And Lead Compounds | 7k lb |
| GOWAN MILLING LLC | YUMA | Thiophanate-methyl, Myclobutanil | 1k lb |
| U.S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA | YUMA | Naphthalene | 50 lb |
| GOWAN MILLING HERBICIDE PLANT | YUMA | - | 0 lb |
| U.S. DOI BUREAU OF RECLAMATION YUMA AREA OFFICE DESALTING PL | YUMA | - | 0 lb |
| MICHAEL FOODS INC. | YUMA | - | 0 lb |
| CEMEX - YUMA 20TH STREET #1992 | YUMA | Lead | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 334 tank facilities in Yuma: 203 tanks in service and 794 closed. 347 fuel releases are on record, of which 30 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Yuma as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 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 Yuma, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- DOME LDFLYUMA
- GOLDEN FALCON INTL SITESAN LUIS
- ROLL LDFLROLL
- SOMERTON LANDFILLSOMERTON
- STANFORD #1YUMA
- US ARMY - YUMA PROVING GROUNDYUMA
- US BORDER PATROL SECTORYUMA
- US DOI BUREAU OF RECLAMATION YUMA DESALTING PROJECTYUMA
- USDOIBR YUMA MESA IRR AND DRAIN DIYUMA
- YUMA FOOD BANKYUMA