Coles County, IL
The federal environmental record for Coles County (population 46,060): 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
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
5
TRI facilities
29
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Coles 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CHARLESTON IL0290100 | PFPeA: 3.2 ng/L | detected |
| MATTOON IL0290250 | PFBA: 6.7 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
5 facilities in Coles filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 12k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| VESUVIUS USA CHARLESTON PLANT | CHARLESTON | Phenol, Aluminum (fume or dust) | 12k lb |
| OX ENGINEERED PRODUCTS | CHARLESTON | Diisocyanates | 86 lb |
| JUSTRITE MANUFACTURING CO LLC | MATTOON | Manganese, Nickel | 6 lb |
| ANAMET ELECTRICAL INC | MATTOON | - | 0 lb |
| MARS PETCARE US INC. | MATTOON | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 172 tank facilities in Coles: 78 tanks in service and 384 closed. 133 fuel releases are on record, of which 29 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Coles as Zone 1, the highest predicted indoor radon levels (over 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 Coles, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- LINCOLN SCHOOLCHARLESTON
- YOUNG RADIATOR COMPANYMATTOON