Franklin County, KY
The federal environmental record for Franklin County (population 51,607): 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
6
TRI facilities
0
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Franklin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FARMDALE WATER DISTRICT KY0370128 | 6:2 FTS: 16.5 ng/L PFPeA: 4.9 ng/L PFHxA: 3.6 ng/L | detected |
| FRANKFORT PLANT BOARD KY0370143 | 6:2 FTS: 6.4 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
6 facilities in Franklin filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 4k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOPY AMERICA INC | FRANKFORT | Toluene | 3k lb |
| MITSUI KINZOKU CATALYSTS AMERICA INC | FRANKFORT | Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 1k lb |
| MERITOR HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC | FRANKFORT | Manganese | 32 lb |
| HAYASHI TELEMPU NA | FRANKFORT | Diisocyanates | 9 lb |
| GREENHECK FAN CORP - KENTUCKY | FRANKFORT | Manganese, Chromium | 1 lb |
| CENTRIA | FRANKFORT | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 179 tank facilities in Franklin: 116 tanks in service and 473 closed. 148 fuel releases are on record, of which 0 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Franklin 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 Franklin, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- USPFO FOR KENTUCKYFRANKFORT