Christian County, IL
The federal environmental record for Christian County (population 33,228): 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
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
4
TRI facilities
28
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Illinois Public Service Co. | Taylorville | on the NPL | 08/30/1990 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Christian 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PANA IL0210500 | PFBA: 5.2 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
4 facilities in Christian filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 276k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHLSTROM FILTRATION LLC | TAYLORVILLE | Methanol, Phenol | 185k lb |
| KINCAID POWER STATION | KINCAID | Barium And Barium Compounds, Hydrogen fluoride | 91k lb |
| GSI GROUP | TAYLORVILLE | Nickel, Chromium | 138 lb |
| GSI GROUP LLC | ASSUMPTION | Manganese, Nickel | 135 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 136 tank facilities in Christian: 82 tanks in service and 273 closed. 103 fuel releases are on record, of which 28 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Christian 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 Christian, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICETAYLORVILLE
- KEMMERER VILLAGE PUBLIC WELL #6ASSUMPTION
- SOUTH CENTRAL TERMINAL, INC.PANA