Geary County, KS
The federal environmental record for Geary County (population 35,047): 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
2
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
3
TRI facilities
13
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Riley | Junction City | on the NPL | 08/30/1990 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Geary 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FRUSI WATER TREATMENT PLANT KS2006114 | PFOA: 21.1 ng/L PFHxS: 20.1 ng/L PFPeA: 16.5 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
3 facilities in Geary filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 42k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITHFIELD MEATS | JUNCTION CITY | Ammonia | 17k lb |
| US ARMY FORT RILEY-GARRISON | FORT RILEY | Copper, Lead | 14k lb |
| CAMSO MANUFACTURING USA LTD JUNCTION CITY DIV | JUNCTION CITY | Sodium nitrite, Zinc compounds | 11k lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 86 tank facilities in Geary: 53 tanks in service and 215 closed. 95 fuel releases are on record, of which 13 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Geary 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 Geary, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CAMP/FT FUNSTON (EX)FORT RILEY
- FORT RILEYJUNCTION CITY