Bullitt County, KY
The federal environmental record for Bullitt County (population 83,836): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
3
Superfund NPL sites
5
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
3
TRI facilities
0
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.L. Taylor (Valley of Drums) | Brooks | deleted | 09/08/1983 |
| Smith's Farm | Brooks | on the NPL | 06/10/1986 |
| Tri-City Disposal Co. | Shepherdsville | on the NPL | 03/31/1989 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Bullitt 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MT WASHINGTON WATER COMPANY KY0150300 | PFOA: 7.2 ng/L PFPeA: 4.1 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
3 facilities in Bullitt filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 966 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOUISVILLE SEATING SYSTEMS | SHEPHERDSVILLE | Diisocyanates | 956 lb |
| KENTUCKY SOLITE CORP | BROOKS | Lead compounds, Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 10 lb |
| SONOCO PROTECTIVE SOLUTIONS INC. | LOUISVILLE | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 113 tank facilities in Bullitt: 137 tanks in service and 269 closed. 77 fuel releases are on record, of which 0 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Bullitt 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 Bullitt, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- A.L. TAYLOR (VALLEY OF DRUMS)BROOKS
- CSX/SHEPERDSVILLE TRAIN DERAILMENTSHEPHERDSVILLE
- PRESTON HIGHWAY MYSTERY HG SPILLLEBANON JUNCTION
- SMITH'S FARMBROOKS
- TRI-CITY DISPOSAL CO.SHEPHERDSVILLE