Worcester County, MA
The federal environmental record for Worcester County (population 866,866): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
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Superfund NPL sites
57
federal cleanup sites
24
PFAS-detecting water systems
64
TRI facilities
66
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hocomonco Pond | Westborough | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Worcester 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AUBURN WATER DISTRICT, MA MA2017000 | PFOA: 5.7 ng/L PFOS: 4.7 ng/L PFPeA: 3.8 ng/L | above final limit |
| BLACKSTONE WATER DEPARTMENT MA2032000 | PFOA: 5.7 ng/L | above final limit |
| BOYLSTON WATER DISTRICT MA2039000 | PFOA: 6 ng/L PFBS: 3.6 ng/L | above final limit |
| FITCHBURG DPW, DIV. OF WATER SUPPLY MA2097000 | PFOA: 4.9 ng/L PFHxA: 4.3 ng/L PFPeA: 4.2 ng/L | above final limit |
| GRAFTON WATER DISTRICT MA2110000 | PFOS: 6.9 ng/L PFOA: 6.9 ng/L PFHxA: 3.6 ng/L | above final limit |
| HOLDEN WATER DIVISION, DPW MA2134000 | PFBA: 16.2 ng/L PFPeA: 6.7 ng/L PFHxA: 5.5 ng/L | above final limit |
| HOPEDALE WATER DEPARTMENT MA2138000 | PFOA: 6.8 ng/L PFPeA: 5.4 ng/L PFOS: 4.3 ng/L | above final limit |
| LEOMINSTER WATER DIVISION MA2153000 | PFOA: 4.3 ng/L | above final limit |
| LUNENBURG WATER DISTRICT MA2162000 | PFOA: 5.1 ng/L PFPeA: 4.5 ng/L PFHxA: 4.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| MILFORD WATER COMPANY MA2185000 | PFOA: 7.1 ng/L PFOS: 6.6 ng/L PFBS: 4.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| AQUARION WATER COMPANY, MILLBURY MA2186000 | PFBA: 15.9 ng/L PFOA: 15.8 ng/L PFPeA: 10.3 ng/L | above final limit |
| SHREWSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT MA2271000 | PFOS: 5.6 ng/L PFOA: 5.4 ng/L PFPeA: 4.8 ng/L | above final limit |
| STERLING WATER DEPARTMENT MA2282000 | PFOS: 5.2 ng/L | above final limit |
| TEMPLETON MUNIC. LIGHT AND WATER PLANT MA2294000 | PFHxA: 6.9 ng/L PFPeA: 5.8 ng/L PFOA: 5.2 ng/L | above final limit |
| UXBRIDGE DPW, WATER DIVISION MA2304000 | PFOS: 6.7 ng/L PFBS: 3.8 ng/L PFHxS: 3.4 ng/L | above final limit |
| WEBSTER WATER DEPARTMENT MA2316000 | PFPeA: 4.8 ng/L PFOA: 4.4 ng/L PFHxA: 3 ng/L | above final limit |
| WEST BOYLSTON WATER DISTRICT MA2321000 | PFPeA: 7.4 ng/L PFHxA: 5.9 ng/L PFOA: 5.4 ng/L | above final limit |
| WESTBOROUGH WATER DEPARTMENT MA2328000 | PFOS: 7.5 ng/L PFOA: 5.8 ng/L PFBS: 3.4 ng/L | above final limit |
| DOUGLAS WATER DEPARTMENT MA2077000 | PFOA: 4 ng/L PFPeA: 4 ng/L PFBS: 3.5 ng/L | detected |
| CHERRY VALLEY/ ROCHDALE WATER DISTRICT MA2151001 | PFPeA: 6.8 ng/L PFHxA: 5.6 ng/L | detected |
| AQUARION WATER COMPANY OXFORD MA2226000 | PFHxA: 3.4 ng/L | detected |
| PAXTON WATER DEPARTMENT MA2228000 | PFBA: 7.6 ng/L PFPeA: 4.4 ng/L PFHxA: 3.3 ng/L | detected |
| SOUTHBRIDGE WATER DEPARTMENT MA2278000 | PFBA: 5 ng/L | detected |
| WORCESTER DPWP, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION MA2348000 | PFPeA: 3.2 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
64 facilities in Worcester filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 204k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELECT ENGINEERING INC | FITCHBURG | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Silver And Silver Compounds | 39k lb |
| INCOM INC. | CHARLTON | Lead compounds | 24k lb |
| SUPERCON INC | SHREWSBURY | Copper And Copper Compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 18k lb |
| ADVANCE COATINGS CO | WESTMINSTER | Styrene, Maleic anhydride | 16k lb |
| SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES & SAINT -GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS | WORCESTER | Ammonia, Phenol | 12k lb |
| FLEXCON CO INC. | SPENCER | Toluene, Vinyl acetate | 11k lb |
| GVS N.A. INC. | WESTBOROUGH | N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Formic acid | 9k lb |
| U S ARMY GARRISON FORT DEVENS RANGES | DEVENS | Lead | 8k lb |
| SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS | WORCESTER | Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone | 7k lb |
| CHROMA COLOR CORP | LEOMINSTER | Zinc compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 7k lb |
| VIBRAM CORP | NORTH BROOKFIELD | Zinc compounds, Diisocyanates | 6k lb |
| CYTIVA | WESTBOROUGH | N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 6k lb |
| HIGHLINE WARREN LLC | LEOMINSTER | Methanol, Ethylene glycol | 5k lb |
| WYMAN-GORDON CO | NORTH GRAFTON | Nickel, Chromium | 4k lb |
| S&E SPECIALTY POLYMERS LLC | LUNENBURG | Antimony compounds, Zinc compounds | 4k lb |
| PHOTONIS SCIENTIFIC INC | STURBRIDGE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 3k lb |
| VERANOVA L.P. | DEVENS | Dichloromethane, Methanol | 3k lb |
| LIGHTING & IMAGING - SOUTHBRIDGE | SOUTHBRIDGE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 3k lb |
| LEWCOTT CORP D/B/A BARRDAY COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS | MILLBURY | Methanol, Toluene | 3k lb |
| GENTEX OPTICS INC | DUDLEY | Methanol | 2k lb |
| NEWARK AMERICA | FITCHBURG | Peracetic acid, Lead | 2k lb |
| PHOTOFABRICATION ENGINEERING I NC | MILFORD | Nitric acid, Hydrogen fluoride | 2k lb |
| TEKNOR APEX ELASTOMERS INC. | LEOMINSTER | Zinc compounds | 2k lb |
| AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - HOLDEN FACILITY | HOLDEN | Zinc compounds | 2k lb |
| SHIELD PACKAGING CO INC | DUDLEY | Xylene (mixed isomers) | 900 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,469 tank facilities in Worcester: 1,077 tanks in service and 3,903 closed. 771 fuel releases are on record, of which 66 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Worcester 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 Worcester, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- 12 BEANES LANENORTHBRIDGE
- BARYS LAND/31 RYDBERG TERRACEWORCESTER
- BAXTER WHITNEY FOUNDRY (FORMER)WINCHENDON
- BAY STATE ABRASIVES DRESSER IND LANDFILLWESTBOROUGH
- BORDEN CHEMICALLEOMINSTER
- CASS TOY COMPANY (FORMER)ATHOL
- CORRUGATED PAPERWESTBOROUGH
- COVITCH PROPERTY/ATF DAVIDSON CO (FMR)NORTHBRIDGE
- DB COTTON - 0 GUELPHWOOD RDSOUTHBRIDGE
- DB COTTON - 108 GUELPHWOOD RDSOUTHBRIDGE
- DB COTTON - 185 GUELPHWOOD RDSOUTHBRIDGE
- DECOTONEWESTMINSTER
- DURALITE COMPANY, INCGRAFTON
- ECC CORPORATIONHOLDEN (JEFFERSON)
- EMPIRE CLEANERS (FORMER)WEBSTER
- FORMER ROCKBESTOS SUPRENANT SITECLINTON
- FOURNIER LAGOONLEICESTER
- GRAFTON DRY CLEANERS (FORMER)GRAFTON
- HIRONS UPHOLSTERYGARDNER
- HOCOMONCO PONDWESTBOROUGH
- IARUSSI PROPERTYMILLVILLE
- IROQUOIS CHEMICALSLEICESTER
- KEMPTON ROADMILLVILLE
- KETTLE PONDWESTBOROUGH
- KINGSBURY ROAD RESIDENCESPENCER
- LAKE WATATIC RECREATIONAL AREAASHBURNHAM
- LEOMINSTER MGP LOCATION (FORMER)LEOMINSTER
- MA ARMY NATIONAL GUARDWORCESTER
- MACE POLYMER FIREDUDLEY
- MASS 10 TRUCK STOPAUBURN
- MASS ELECTRIC CO FACILITYGARDNER
- MASS NATURAL FERTILIZER CO INCWESTMINSTER
- MASS OXYGEN EQUIPMENT CO INCWESTBOROUGH
- MASS. ELECTRIC CO.SPENCER
- MENDON STREET AUTOMOTOVE (FORMER)MILLVILLE
- MYLEC INCWINCHENDON SPRINGS
- NATIONAL PERFORATING CORPCLINTON
- NATIONAL STANDARD WIREWORCESTER
- OLD LANDFILL AREA/BIRCH HILL DAMBALDWINVILLE
- PINE TREE REALTYFITCHBURG
- PRINCETON PFAS SITEPRINCETON
- RAHEB PROPERTY/DRY CLEANER (FORMER)WORCESTER
- RAY PLASTIC FACTORYWINCHENDON
- RELIABLE FINISHINGGARDNER
- REXNORD INC ROLLER CHAIN DIVAUBURN
- SAUNDERS MILLSOUTH GRAFTON
- SPENCER TRANSFER STATIONSPENCER
- STANLEY WOOLEN MILLSUXBRIDGE
- TEMPLETON DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKSBALDWINVILLE
- TOWNE AND COUNTRY DRY CLEANERSWORCESTER
- WAUCANTUCK MILLS (FORMER)UXBRIDGE
- WEBSTER MGP LOCATION (FORMER)WEBSTER
- WHITE MOUNTAIN FREEZER (FORMER)WINCHENDON
- WORCESTER SAND & GRAVELSHREWSBURY
- WORCESTER SPINNING & FINISHING COMPANYLEICESTER
- WORCESTER TOOL & STAMPING COLEICESTER
- WRIGHT MACHINE CORPWORCESTER