Chippewa County, MI
The federal environmental record for Chippewa County (population 36,264): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
1
Superfund NPL sites
9
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
1
TRI facilities
100
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannelton Industries, Inc. | Sault Sainte Marie | on the NPL | 08/30/1990 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Chippewa 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KINROSS TOWNSHIP MI0003630 | PFHxS: 9.3 ng/L PFHxA: 4.9 ng/L PFPeA: 4.2 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
1 facilities in Chippewa filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 113 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| US CBP SAULT STE MARIE PORT OF ENTRY #MI0033 | SAULT SAINTE MARIE | Lead | 113 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 249 tank facilities in Chippewa: 108 tanks in service and 667 closed. 159 fuel releases are on record, of which 100 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Chippewa 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 Chippewa, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- BAY MILLS LANDFILL/HIAWATHA NAT'L FORESTSUPERIOR TOWNSHIP
- CANNELTON INDUSTRIES, INC.SAULT STE MARIE
- GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECK MUSEUMPARADISE
- KINROSS MANUFACTURING CORP SITEKINCHELOE
- PARADISE LANDFILLPARADISE
- SAULT STE. MARIE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTSAULT SAINTE MARIE
- STIVERS RESIDENCESAULT SAINTE MARIE
- US COAST GUARD GROUP SAULT STE. MARIESAULT SAINTE MARIE
- WAR MEMORIAL HG SPILL VOLUNTARY PRP CLEANUPSAULT SAINT MARIE