Steuben County, IN
The federal environmental record for Steuben County (population 34,917): 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
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
11
TRI facilities
18
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Steuben 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ANGOLA WATER DEPARTMENT IN5276001 | PFBS: 4.6 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
11 facilities in Steuben filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 118k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PULLMAN CO (AFFILIATED WITH TENNECO INC) | ANGOLA | Copper, Manganese | 37k lb |
| BARIL COATINGS USA LLC | ANGOLA | Xylene (mixed isomers), Lead | 36k lb |
| AZZ GALVANIZING SERVICES-HAMILTON | HAMILTON | Zinc compounds, Lead | 34k lb |
| BRIGHTMARK PLASTICS RENEWAL INDIANA LLC | ASHLEY | Propylene, Ethylene | 11k lb |
| UNIVERTICAL LLC | ANGOLA | Copper And Copper Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 584 lb |
| GENERAL ALUMINUM MANUFACTURING CO | FREMONT | Copper, Lead | 48 lb |
| METAL SPINNERS - A DIV OF SAMUEL SON & CO. (USA) INC. | ANGOLA | Chromium, Nickel | 31 lb |
| METAL SPINNERS - A DIV OF SAMUEL SON & CO. (USA) INC. | ANGOLA | Manganese, Nickel | 15 lb |
| CARDINAL IG - FREMONT | FREMONT | - | 0 lb |
| HUDSON INDUSTRIES INC | HUDSON | - | 0 lb |
| AUTOFORM TOOL & MANUFACTURING | ANGOLA | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 131 tank facilities in Steuben: 134 tanks in service and 312 closed. 72 fuel releases are on record, of which 18 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Steuben 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 Steuben, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- ANGOLA SOYAANGOLA
- ORLAND INDIANA TRUCK ACCIDENTORLAND