Lake County, FL
The federal environmental record for Lake County (population 424,462): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
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Superfund NPL sites
9
federal cleanup sites
12
PFAS-detecting water systems
13
TRI facilities
144
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Chemical Co. | Clermont | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|
| EUSTIS, CITY OF (4 WPS) FL3350346 | PFBS: 12 ng/L PFOS: 9.8 ng/L PFOA: 4.9 ng/L | above final limit |
| FRUITLAND PARK, CITY OF (3 WPS) FL3350427 | PFHxS: 7.2 ng/L PFOS: 5.3 ng/L PFBS: 3.2 ng/L | above final limit |
| LEESBURG, CITY OF FL3350745 | PFOS: 4.8 ng/L PFHxS: 3.9 ng/L | above final limit |
| MINNEOLA WATER DEPARTMENT (2 WPS) FL3350836 | PFOS: 7.9 ng/L PFBS: 7.4 ng/L PFHxS: 6.6 ng/L | above final limit |
| MOUNT DORA, CITY OF (2WPS) FL3350858 | PFPeA: 5.6 ng/L PFOA: 5.5 ng/L PFHxS: 5.2 ng/L | above final limit |
| VILLAGES OF LAKE-SUMTER - WTPS 1, 3, ; 5 FL3350942 | PFPeA: 11.4 ng/L PFBS: 10.8 ng/L PFOS: 8.3 ng/L | above final limit |
| LADY LAKE CENTRAL - WPS 1,2,3 FL3350977 | PFOS: 32.4 ng/L PFHxS: 24.1 ng/L PFBS: 20.6 ng/L | above final limit |
| LEESBURG EAST (2WPS) FL3351566 | PFOS: 11 ng/L PFOA: 4.4 ng/L PFHxS: 3.7 ng/L | above final limit |
| HARBOR HILLS - 2 WTPS FL3354781 | PFHxS: 6.3 ng/L PFOS: 5.7 ng/L | above final limit |
| LAKE UTILITY SERVICES INC NORTH (8 WPS) FL3354883 | PFOS: 14 ng/L PFBS: 13 ng/L PFOA: 10 ng/L | above final limit |
| SOUTHLAKE UTILITIES FL3354916 | PFBS: 5.2 ng/L PFOS: 5.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| CLERMONT EAST WATER SYSTEM (2 WPS) FL3354779 | PFBS: 6.5 ng/L PFPeA: 4.4 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
13 facilities in Lake filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 35k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOLVERINE ADVANCED MATERIALS | LEESBURG | Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone | 23k lb |
| AMS MFG LLC | GROVELAND | Styrene | 8k lb |
| QUIETFLEX | GROVELAND | Antimony compounds | 2k lb |
| INTERNATIONAL STERILIZATION LABORATORY | GROVELAND | Ethylene oxide, Ethylene glycol | 1k lb |
| US NAVY PINECASTLE BOMBING RANGE | ALTOONA | Lead | 979 lb |
| SOUTHEAST MODULAR | LEESBURG | Lead | 0 lb |
| PREFERRED-GROVELAND BLK | GROVELAND | Lead | 0 lb |
| CAPTIVEAIRE SYSTEMS INC | GROVELAND | - | 0 lb |
| ARGOS CLERMONT CONCRETE PLANT | CLERMONT | Lead | 0 lb |
| CEMEX LEESBURG SOUTH | LEESBURG | - | 0 lb |
| TITAN FLORIDA-TAVARES FACILITY | TAVARES | Lead | 0 lb |
| CEMEX CLERMONT | CLERMONT | - | 0 lb |
| ARGOS USA | LEESBURG | Lead | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 677 tank facilities in Lake: 308 tanks in service and 1,804 closed. 444 fuel releases are on record, of which 144 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Lake as Zone 3, the lowest predicted indoor radon (under 2 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 Lake, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CLERMONT DUMP, OLD CITY OFCLERMONT
- FORMOST FERTILIZER CHEMCIALSLEESBURG
- FOSGATE ROAD DUMPMONTVERDE
- FUZZELL WHOLESALE NURSERY INCLEESBURG
- HI-ACRES LLCLEESBURG
- LEESBURG THERMOMETER SITELEESBURG
- OCALA FOREST MYSTERY SPILLALTOONA
- TOWER CHEMICAL CO.CLERMONT
- UMATILLA MERCURY SPILLUMATILLA