Scott County, KY
The federal environmental record for Scott County (population 59,099): 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
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
5
TRI facilities
0
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Scott 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE KY1050157 | PFPeA: 23 ng/L PFHxA: 14 ng/L PFOS: 12 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
5 facilities in Scott filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 339k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING KENTUCKY | GEORGETOWN | n-Butyl alcohol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 183k lb |
| MINOVA USA INC. | GEORGETOWN | Styrene, Benzoyl peroxide | 153k lb |
| INTERNATIONAL CRANKSHAFT INC. | GEORGETOWN | Manganese | 2k lb |
| AICHI FORGE USA INC | GEORGETOWN | Manganese | 43 lb |
| ADIENT GEORGETOWN | GEORGETOWN | Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 14 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 99 tank facilities in Scott: 96 tanks in service and 240 closed. 76 fuel releases are on record, of which 0 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Scott 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 Scott, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
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