Vermilion Parish, LA
The federal environmental record for Vermilion Parish (population 56,992): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
3
Superfund NPL sites
6
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
7
TRI facilities
12
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.L. Mud, Inc. | Abbeville | deleted | 10/04/1989 |
| Gulf Coast Vacuum Services | Abbeville | deleted | 03/31/1989 |
| PAB Oil & Chemical Service, Inc. | Abbeville | deleted | 03/31/1989 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Vermilion 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CITY OF ABBEVILLE WATER SYSTEM LA1113001 | PFHxS: 3.7 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
7 facilities in Vermilion filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 28k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMEGA PROTEIN-ABBEVILLE PLANT | ABBEVILLE | Ammonia | 14k lb |
| COASTAL CHEMICAL CO. LLC | MAURICE | Methanol, Toluene | 6k lb |
| DUHON BROTHERS OIL CO INC | ABBEVILLE | Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene | 4k lb |
| GULF COAST CHEMICAL LLC | ABBEVILLE | Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers) | 4k lb |
| ACADIAN CONTRACTORS INC | ABBEVILLE | Manganese, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 120 lb |
| GULF COAST MARINE FABRICATORS INC. | ABBEVILLE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 9 lb |
| GLENN LEGE CONSTRUCTION INC - ALLMIX MODEL 6628 - SN 875S SA | ABBEVILLE | Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds | 1 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 186 tank facilities in Vermilion: 98 tanks in service and 436 closed. 55 fuel releases are on record, of which 12 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Vermilion as Zone 3, the lowest predicted indoor radon (under 2 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 Vermilion, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- ANTIFREEZE, INC.ABBEVILLE
- BROUSSARD CHEMICAL CO.ABBEVILLE
- D.L. MUD, INC.ABBEVILLE
- GULF COAST VACUUM SERVICESABBEVILLE
- MALLARD BAY LANDING BULK PLANTGUEYDAN
- PAB OIL & CHEMICAL SERVICE, INC.ABBEVILLE