York County, ME
The federal environmental record for York County (population 218,586): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
3
Superfund NPL sites
8
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
12
TRI facilities
1
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Kittery | deleted | 05/31/1994 |
| Saco Municipal Landfill | Saco | on the NPL | 02/21/1990 |
| Saco Tannery Waste Pits | Saco | deleted | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving York 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SANFORD WATER DISTRICT ME0091410 | PFPeA: 10.7 ng/L PFHxA: 7.3 ng/L PFOS: 7.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| MSAD 06 BONNY EAGLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ME0000147 | PFBA: 17 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
12 facilities in York filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 19k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVS N.A. | SANFORD | Methanol | 7k lb |
| PRATT & WHITNEY | NORTH BERWICK | Nickel, Cobalt | 7k lb |
| POLYVANTIS SANFORD LLC | SANFORD | Methyl methacrylate, Methyl acrylate | 3k lb |
| TOM'S OF MAINE INC | SANFORD | Zinc compounds | 856 lb |
| US NAVY PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD | KITTERY | Nickel, Lead | 799 lb |
| SOLERAS ADVANCED COATINGS | BIDDEFORD | Chromium | 484 lb |
| FIBER MATERIALS INC | BIDDEFORD | Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 21 lb |
| HUSSEY SEATING CO | NORTH BERWICK | Manganese | 13 lb |
| PIKE INDUSTRIES INC. - WELLS | WELLS | Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 4 lb |
| INTERMAT | BIDDEFORD | Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1 lb |
| PARKER HANNIFIN CORP PNEUMATIC DIV KITTERY MAINE | KITTERY | - | 0 lb |
| KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS (BIDDEFORD) CORP | BIDDEFORD | Lead | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 547 tank facilities in York: 255 tanks in service and 1,385 closed. 454 fuel releases are on record, of which 1 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps York 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 York, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- INTERNATIONAL WOOLEN COMPANY INCSANFORD
- NORGETOWN DRY CLEANERSSANFORD
- PORTLAND BANGOR WASTE OIL COWELLS
- PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARDKITTERY
- SACO MUNICIPAL LANDFILLSACO
- SACO STEEL SUPERFUND REMOVAL SITESACO
- SACO TANNERY WASTE PITSSACO
- STENTON TRUST MILL DRUM SITESANFORD