Macomb County, MI
The federal environmental record for Macomb County (population 875,101): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
4
Superfund NPL sites
28
federal cleanup sites
3
PFAS-detecting water systems
53
TRI facilities
395
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| G&H Landfill | Utica | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| Liquid Disposal, Inc. | Utica | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| South Macomb Disposal Authority (Landfills #9 and #9A) | Macomb Township | on the NPL | 06/10/1986 |
| Ten-Mile Drain | St. Clair Shores | on the NPL | 09/29/2010 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Macomb 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MOUNT CLEMENS, CITY OF MI0004510 | PFBA: 6.6 ng/L | detected |
| ROSEVILLE, CITY OF MI0005820 | 6:2 FTS: 7.8 ng/L | detected |
| UTICA, CITY OF MI0006760 | PFNA: 4.8 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
53 facilities in Macomb filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 1.2M lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCA US WARREN TRUCK ASSEMBLY PLANT | WARREN | Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 531k lb |
| FCA US STERLING HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY PLANT | STERLING HEIGHTS | Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP), Methyl isobutyl ketone | 231k lb |
| HENKEL US OPERATIONS CORP | WARREN | Zinc compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 81k lb |
| MNP CORP | UTICA | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Zinc compounds | 71k lb |
| WOLVERINE PLATING CORP | ROSEVILLE | Zinc compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 45k lb |
| ACUMENT GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES | STERLING HEIGHTS | Manganese | 42k lb |
| CADILLAC PLATING CORP | WARREN | Zinc compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 37k lb |
| CURTIS METAL FINISHING CO | STERLING HEIGHTS | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Zinc compounds | 34k lb |
| SAS GLOBAL CORP | WARREN | Manganese, Chromium | 31k lb |
| DEPOR INDUSTRIES | UTICA | Zinc compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 24k lb |
| SUPER STEEL TREATING CO | WARREN | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Zinc compounds | 20k lb |
| ROMEO RIM INC. - PLANTS 1 & 2 | ROMEO | Diisocyanates, Ethylene glycol | 18k lb |
| INDUSTRIAL HIGHWAY | WARREN | Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone | 16k lb |
| AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS USA LLC-MOUNT CLEMENS PLANT | MOUNT CLEMENS | Methyl isobutyl ketone, n-Butyl alcohol | 13k lb |
| SELFRIDGE PLATING INC. | HARRISON TOWNSHIP | Copper, Cyanide compounds | 10k lb |
| L & L PRODUCTS INC. | ROMEO | Zinc compounds, Diisocyanates | 7k lb |
| AUSTEMPER INC | CLINTON TOWNSHIP | Sodium nitrite | 3k lb |
| SPECIALTY STEEL TREATING INC. | FRASER | Ammonia | 3k lb |
| STEPHENS ROAD | WARREN | Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl isobutyl ketone | 2k lb |
| FLEX-N-GATE FORMING TECHNOLOGIES | WARREN | Zinc compounds | 1k lb |
| DANA - WARREN MANUFACTURING LLC | WARREN | Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 1k lb |
| METALLURGICAL PROCESSING CO | WARREN | Ammonia | 1k lb |
| FCA US STERLING STAMPING PLANT | STERLING HEIGHTS | Zinc compounds, Diisononyl Phthalates (DINP) | 1k lb |
| FRASER MANUFACTURING FACILITY | FRASER | Manganese, Nickel | 832 lb |
| NYLOK LLC | MACOMB | Toluene | 827 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,333 tank facilities in Macomb: 1,253 tanks in service and 3,517 closed. 1,515 fuel releases are on record, of which 395 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Macomb 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 Macomb, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- AUTOMATIC DIE CASTST CLAIR SHORES
- BON BRAE SEWER CLEANOUTST CLAIR SHORES
- CLOSED HAMLIN ROAD LDFL WESTSHELBY TOWNSHIP
- FORMER MT. CLEMENTS LANDFILL SITEMT. CLEMENTS
- G&H LANDFILLUTICA
- GOO SMOKE SHOP FIRE ERCLINTON TOWNSHIP
- HAMLIN DEVELOPMENT COMPANYUTICA
- LIQUID DISPOSAL, INC.UTICA
- MACOMB COUNTY MIDNIGHT DUMPMOUNT CLEMENS
- MOUND ROAD PLATING SHOPWARREN
- NEW HAVEN FOUNDRYNEW HAVEN
- NORTH BRANCH MERCURY SPILL ERMACOMB
- OVERMAN RESIDENCEST. CLAIR SHORES
- PRODUCTION PLATING FIRE SITEEASTPOINTE
- RAMONA PARK SANITARY LANDFILLUTICA
- RYAN ROAD SALVAGE YARD SITEUTICA
- SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASESELFRIDGE ANGB
- SLATE INDUSTRIESWARREN
- SOUTH MACOMB DISPOSAL AUTHORITY (LANDFILLS #9 AND #9A)MACOMB TOWNSHIP
- ST ANNES DRIVE MERCURY RESPONSEWARREN
- ST. CLAIR SHORES MERCURYST. CLAIR SHORES
- ST. CLAIR SHORES PCB DRAIN #2ST. CLAIR SHORES
- ST. LAWRENCE CEMETERY DUMP SITESHELBY CHARTER TOWNSHIP
- STEVENSON ROAD DRUMCLINTON TOWNSHIP
- SUPERIOR POLISHINGWARREN
- TEN MILE DRAINAGE SYSTEM PCB SPILLST. CLAIR SHORES
- TEN-MILE DRAINST. CLAIR SHORES
- US ARMY DETROIT ARSENAL AND DETROIT TANK PLANTWARREN