Ripley County, IN
The federal environmental record for Ripley County (population 29,227): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
1
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
7
TRI facilities
13
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Ripley 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BATESVILLE WATER UTILITY IN5269001 | PFBA: 6.6 ng/L | detected |
| NAPOLEON COMMUNITY RURAL WATER CORP. IN5269007 | PFBS: 5.4 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
7 facilities in Ripley filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 64k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATESVILLE MANUFACTURING INC -DOLL PLANT | BATESVILLE | 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Butyl alcohol | 47k lb |
| BEST METAL FINISHING / EFG OSGOOD | OSGOOD | Zinc compounds, Manganese | 14k lb |
| HILL-ROM INC. - PLATING PLANT | BATESVILLE | Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 3k lb |
| US DOD USAF ANG JEFFERSON PROVING GROUND | MADISON | Lead | 980 lb |
| RICCA CHEMICAL CO LLC | BATESVILLE | Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 44 lb |
| BATESVILLE MANUFACTURING INC - HAGEMAN PLANT | BATESVILLE | Copper, Nickel | 13 lb |
| DAVE O'MARA CONTRACTOR INC. | VERSAILLES | Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 110 tank facilities in Ripley: 89 tanks in service and 261 closed. 52 fuel releases are on record, of which 13 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Ripley 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 Ripley, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
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