Forsyth County, GA
The federal environmental record for Forsyth County (population 272,887): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
2
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
14
TRI facilities
8
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Forsyth 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CUMMING GA1170000 | PFBA: 7.8 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
14 facilities in Forsyth filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 54k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| TYSON POULTRY INC. RIVER VALLEY INGREDIENTS CUMMING | CUMMING | Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia | 43k lb |
| SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA LLC-ALPHARETTA | ALPHARETTA | N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Methanol | 3k lb |
| TYSON POULTRY INC-PROCESSING PLANT | CUMMING | Peracetic acid | 3k lb |
| INNOVATIVE WATER CARE LLC | ALPHARETTA | Copper compounds, Certain glycol ethers | 2k lb |
| TN GEORGIA | CUMMING | Chromium, Manganese | 2k lb |
| L3HARRIS AVIATION PRODUCTS INC | ALPHARETTA | Lead | 123 lb |
| ARGOS CUMMING CONCRETE PLANT | CUMMING | Lead | 0 lb |
| THOMAS CONCRETE - CUMMING WEST | CUMMING | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
| THOMAS CONCRETE - CUMMING | CUMMING | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
| INNOVATIVE CIRCUITS INC | ALPHARETTA | - | 0 lb |
| KOCH FOODS INC. | CUMMING | - | 0 lb |
| READY MIX USA LLC-JOHNS CREEK PLANT | SUWANEE | - | 0 lb |
| HOPEWELL DESIGNS INC. | ALPHARETTA | - | 0 lb |
| CHEMENCE INC. | ALPHARETTA | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 201 tank facilities in Forsyth: 315 tanks in service and 336 closed. 145 fuel releases are on record, of which 8 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Forsyth 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 Forsyth, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- GRAPHIC TOOLS, INC.CUMMING
- TRAMMEL RD. DRUM SITECUMMING