Waldo County, ME
The federal environmental record for Waldo County (population 40,620): 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
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
3
TRI facilities
0
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Waldo 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BELFAST WATER DISTRICT ME0090140 | PFHxA: 10.7 ng/L PFBA: 6.7 ng/L PFPeA: 5.5 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
3 facilities in Waldo filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 10k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAC CHEMICAL CORP | SEARSPORT | Ammonia, Methyl methacrylate | 9k lb |
| IRVING OIL TERMINALS INC. | SEARSPORT | Toluene, Benzene | 568 lb |
| SPRAGUE SEARSPORT TERMINAL | SEARSPORT | Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 11 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 168 tank facilities in Waldo: 60 tanks in service and 366 closed. 70 fuel releases are on record, of which 0 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Waldo 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 Waldo, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- LINCOLN PULP & PAPER CO.LINCOLN
- MAINE RESOURCESBROOKS
- PENOBSCOT FROZEN FOODSBELFAST
- US DEFENSE LOGISTICS FUEL SUPPORT POINTSEARSPORT