Muhlenberg County, KY
The federal environmental record for Muhlenberg County (population 30,455): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
4
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
5
TRI facilities
0
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Muhlenberg 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GREENVILLE UTILITIES COMMISSION KY0890170 | PFBA: 5.3 ng/L | detected |
| MUHLENBERG CO WATER DISTRICT #3 KY0890304 | PFBA: 13.5 ng/L PFPeA: 3.8 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
5 facilities in Muhlenberg filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 192k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYNO NOBEL INC | GRAHAM | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 170k lb |
| MUHLENBERG COUNTY COAL RESOURCES INC. | CENTERTOWN | Lead, Mercury | 10k lb |
| ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE CO | GRAHAM | Lead compounds, Aluminum (fume or dust) | 6k lb |
| U.S. TVA PARADISE COMBINED CYCLE | DRAKESBORO | Ammonia | 5k lb |
| US ARMY NATIONAL GUARD WENDELL FORD TRAINING CENTER RANGES | GREENVILLE | Lead | 1k lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 170 tank facilities in Muhlenberg: 79 tanks in service and 386 closed. 134 fuel releases are on record, of which 0 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Muhlenberg as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 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 Muhlenberg, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COGRAHAM
- FORMER GREENVILLE LOG & LUMBERGREENVILLE
- PRIMARY RECOVERY CORPORATIONDRAKESBORO
- US TVA PARADISE FOSSIL PLANTDRAKESBORO