Fayette County, KY
The federal environmental record for Fayette County (population 320,347): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
7
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
9
TRI facilities
0
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Fayette 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KENTUCKY-AMERICAN WATER CO KY0340250 | 6:2 FTS: 11.1 ng/L PFPeA: 5.2 ng/L PFBA: 5.2 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
9 facilities in Fayette filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 15k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL KENTUCKY PROCESSING INC | LEXINGTON | Zinc compounds, Nitric acid | 8k lb |
| MPLX TERMINALS LLC - LEXINGTON KY TERMINAL | LEXINGTON | n-Hexane, Toluene | 3k lb |
| FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER LEXINGTON | LEXINGTON | Lead | 3k lb |
| WEBASTO ROOF SYSTEMS INC | LEXINGTON | Ethylene glycol, Diisocyanates | 1k lb |
| SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA INC | LEXINGTON | Copper, Chromium | 265 lb |
| PRESTRESS SERVICES INDUSTRIES LLC-LEXINGTON BRANCH | LEXINGTON | Chromium, Nickel | 17 lb |
| LINK-BELT CRANES L.P. LLLP A DELAWARE LTD LIABILITY L | LEXINGTON | Manganese, Nickel | 14 lb |
| OLDCASTLE PRECAST INC | LEXINGTON | Lead compounds, Mercury compounds | 0 lb |
| 3M TECHNICAL CERAMICS | LEXINGTON | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 736 tank facilities in Fayette: 449 tanks in service and 1,674 closed. 590 fuel releases are on record, of which 0 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Fayette 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 Fayette, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- ARMED FORCES RESERVE CENTERLEXINGTON
- MCB ENTERPRISESLEXINGTON
- OHIO RIVER FLOODLEXINGTON
- SHELBY ST MERCURYLEXINGTON
- US FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTIT. LEX.LEXINGTON
- US VETERANS ADM MEDICALLEXINGTON
- USA LEXINGTON BLUE GRASS DEPOT ACTIVITYLEXINGTON