Walker County, GA
The federal environmental record for Walker County (population 69,489): 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
3
PFAS-detecting water systems
1
TRI facilities
8
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathis Brothers Landfill (South Marble Top Road) | Kensington | on the NPL | 03/31/1989 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Walker 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CHICKAMAUGA GA2950000 | PFBS: 40.1 ng/L PFOS: 15.4 ng/L PFOA: 10.6 ng/L | above final limit |
| LAFAYETTE GA2950002 | PFOS: 56 ng/L PFBS: 44 ng/L PFOA: 31 ng/L | above final limit |
| WALKER COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY GA2950003 | PFBS: 31 ng/L PFOS: 22 ng/L PFOA: 12 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
1 facilities in Walker filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 0 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROPER CORP | LA FAYETTE | Lead | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 176 tank facilities in Walker: 178 tanks in service and 344 closed. 120 fuel releases are on record, of which 8 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Walker 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 Walker, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- DAVID JONES TAX PARCEL NO. 280-12CHICKAMAUGA
- LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS BUILDING AND CLASSROOM ADDITIONLAFAYETTE
- MATHIS BROTHERS CHICKAMAUGA RD LANDFILLLAFAYETTE
- MATHIS BROTHERS LANDFILL (SOUTH MARBLE TOP ROAD)KENSINGTON
- MCLEMORE STREET MERCURY RELEASELAFAYETTE
- NAOMI SR 151 DRUM DISPOSAL AREALA FAYETTE
- OLD BARWICK MILL PLANT FIRELAFAYETTE
- PEARL STREET MERCURY SPILLCHICKAMAUGA
- REICHOLD/SHAVERS FARM IICHICKAMAUGA
- SHAVER'S (HAROLD) FARMLA FAYETTE