Catoosa County, GA
The federal environmental record for Catoosa County (population 68,910): 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
3
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
4
TRI facilities
4
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Catoosa 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FORT OGLETHORPE GA0470001 | PFBS: 20 ng/L PFBA: 9.4 ng/L PFOS: 6.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| CATOOSA UTIL. DIST. AUTHORITY GA0470000 | PFBS: 32.5 ng/L PFBA: 9.9 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
4 facilities in Catoosa filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 16k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW IND INC PLANT RP | RINGGOLD | Zinc compounds | 16k lb |
| US ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CATOOSA RANGE(S) | TUNNEL HILL | Lead | 211 lb |
| PROWOOD LLC RINGGOLD | RINGGOLD | - | 0 lb |
| PENN COLOR RINGGOLD | RINGGOLD | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 133 tank facilities in Catoosa: 149 tanks in service and 310 closed. 100 fuel releases are on record, of which 4 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Catoosa 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 Catoosa, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- GEORGIA PAIN PHYSICIANS MERCURY SPILLRINGGOLD
- ROCK SPRING DRUM SITEROCK SPRING
- TRI-STATE STEEL DRUM CO INCGRAYSVILLE