Whitley County, KY
The federal environmental record for Whitley County (population 36,873): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
3
federal cleanup sites
3
PFAS-detecting water systems
2
TRI facilities
0
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Whitley 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CORBIN UTILITIES COMMISSION KY1180085 | PFPeA: 18 ng/L PFHxA: 11 ng/L PFOA: 6.7 ng/L | above final limit |
| CUMBERLAND FALLS HIGHWAY WATER DISTRICT KY1180093 | PFHxA: 16 ng/L PFPeA: 10.6 ng/L PFOA: 8.6 ng/L | above final limit |
| WHITLEY CO WATER DISTRICT KY1180468 | PFHxA: 20 ng/L PFPeA: 12 ng/L PFOA: 10 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
2 facilities in Whitley filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 342 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRESTONE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS | WILLIAMSBURG | Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 342 lb |
| RAPISCAN SYSTEMS | CORBIN | Lead | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 147 tank facilities in Whitley: 89 tanks in service and 410 closed. 129 fuel releases are on record, of which 0 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Whitley 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 Whitley, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CTA ACOUSTICS INCCORBIN
- RAY'S SUPERIOR FOOD MARKETJELLICO
- WHITLEY COUNTY RAVINE, SITE #1SILER