Bingham County, ID
The federal environmental record for Bingham County (population 50,395): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
1
Superfund NPL sites
9
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
4
TRI facilities
2
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (USDOE) | Idaho Falls | on the NPL | 11/21/1989 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Bingham 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SHELLEY CITY OF ID6060071 | PFBS: 3 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
4 facilities in Bingham filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 84k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASIC AMERICAN FOODS BLACKFOOT FACILITY | BLACKFOOT | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia | 67k lb |
| GLANBIA FOODS INC. | BLACKFOOT | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 15k lb |
| IDAHO ASPHALT SUPPLY INC BLACKFOOT PLANT | BLACKFOOT | Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1k lb |
| BLACKFOOT BRASS | BLACKFOOT | Copper And Copper Compounds, Zinc compounds | 317 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 211 tank facilities in Bingham: 72 tanks in service and 447 closed. 29 fuel releases are on record, of which 2 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Bingham 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 Bingham, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- FORT HALL SITEFORT HALL
- GAY MINE SITEFORT HALL
- US DOI BLM HOFF RD SITEBLACKFOOT
- US DOI BLM LIBERTYBLACKFOOT
- USDOI BLM CEDAR BUTTE S END DUMPSITEROCKFORD
- USDOI BLM HELL'S HALF ACRE E FINGER DUMPFIRTH
- USDOI BLM HELL'S HALF ACRE W FINGER DUMPFIRTH
- USDOI BLM MORGANS PASTURE UNAUTH DUMPSHELLEY
- USDOI BLM SPRINGFIELD UNAUTH DUMP SITESPRINGFIELD