Union County, KY
The federal environmental record for Union County (population 12,961): 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
3
PFAS-detecting water systems
1
TRI facilities
0
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Union 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 |
|---|---|---|
| STURGIS WATER WORKS KY1130422 | PFOA: 10.8 ng/L PFPeA: 4 ng/L PFBS: 3.4 ng/L | above final limit |
| UNION COUNTY WATER DISTRICT KY1130433 | PFOA: 8.6 ng/L PFBS: 7.7 ng/L PFPeA: 6.2 ng/L | above final limit |
| MORGANFIELD WATER WORKS KY1130293 | PFPeA: 8 ng/L PFHxA: 3 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
1 facilities in Union filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 8k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORGANFIELD ADHESIVE PLANT | MORGANFIELD | Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone | 8k lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 84 tank facilities in Union: 35 tanks in service and 212 closed. 65 fuel releases are on record, of which 0 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Union 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 Union, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
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