Oakland County, MI
The federal environmental record for Oakland County (population 1,270,426): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
5
Superfund NPL sites
23
federal cleanup sites
8
PFAS-detecting water systems
57
TRI facilities
708
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cemetery Dump | Rose Center | deleted | 09/08/1983 |
| Hi-Mill Manufacturing Co. | Highland | on the NPL | 02/21/1990 |
| J & L Landfill | Rochester Hills | on the NPL | 03/31/1989 |
| Rose Township Dump | Rose Township | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| Springfield Township Dump | Davisburg | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Oakland 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 |
|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP MI0003342 | PFHxS: 30 ng/L PFOS: 10 ng/L PFOA: 7.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| BIRMINGHAM MI0000730 | PFBA: 5.4 ng/L | detected |
| OAK PARK, MI MI0004880 | PFBA: 6.3 ng/L | detected |
| PONTIAC MI0005440 | PFBA: 5.1 ng/L | detected |
| AUBURN HILLS MI0005450 | PFBA: 8.2 ng/L | detected |
| SOUTH LYON, CITY OF MI0006110 | HFPO-DA: 5.4 ng/L | detected |
| WATERFORD TOWNSHIP MI0006910 | PFHxS: 6.5 ng/L | detected |
| WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP MI0007065 | PFPeA: 3.9 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
57 facilities in Oakland filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 358k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRIBAR MANUFACTURING LLC PLANT #5 | WIXOM | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 64k lb |
| DEPOR INDUSTRIES | TROY | Zinc compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 54k lb |
| MACDERMID INC | FERNDALE | Nickel compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 53k lb |
| EMERALD STEEL PROCESSING LLC - MADISON HEIGHTS FACILITY | MADISON HEIGHTS | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Zinc compounds | 35k lb |
| ND INDUSTRIES INC. | CLAWSON | Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) | 21k lb |
| PRECISION COATINGS INC. | WALLED LAKE | Toluene, Methanol | 16k lb |
| GAGE PRODUCTS CO | FERNDALE | Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers) | 16k lb |
| ENGINEERED HEAT TREAT INC | MADISON HEIGHTS | Ammonia, Cyanide compounds | 15k lb |
| X-CEL INDUSTRIES INC. | SOUTHFIELD | Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol | 13k lb |
| DETROIT COATING LLC | MADISON HEIGHTS | Certain glycol ethers, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 11k lb |
| K C JONES PLATING CO | HAZEL PARK | Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Cyanide compounds | 11k lb |
| WEBASTO ROOF SYSTEMS INC. (NEW HUDSON) | NEW HUDSON | Ethylene glycol | 10k lb |
| ORAFOL AUTOMOTIVE GRAPHICS | LAKE ORION | Certain glycol ethers | 7k lb |
| UNITED PAINT & CHEMICAL | SOUTHFIELD | Certain glycol ethers, Toluene | 7k lb |
| MICHIGAN SEAMLESS TUBE LLC | SOUTH LYON | Zinc compounds, Manganese | 6k lb |
| ATMOSPHERE HEAT TREATING | WIXOM | Sodium nitrite | 5k lb |
| AKZONOBEL COATINGS INC | PONTIAC | Methyl isobutyl ketone, n-Butyl alcohol | 4k lb |
| MSP INDUSTRIES | OXFORD | Ethylene glycol, Manganese | 3k lb |
| ND INDUSTRIES INC | TROY | Formaldehyde, Toluene | 2k lb |
| WOODWORTH INC PONTIAC | PONTIAC | Ammonia | 1k lb |
| TROY MANUFACTURING FACILITY | TROY | Zinc compounds, Lead | 1k lb |
| ADCO CIRCUITS | ROCHESTER HILLS | Lead | 925 lb |
| LYMTAL INTERNATIONAL,INC. | LAKE ORION | 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) | 750 lb |
| OERLIKON METCO (US) TROY/OERLIKON METCO (US) TROY | TROY | Nickel compounds, Aluminum (fume or dust) | 540 lb |
| ORAFOL | LAKE ORION | 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 524 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 2,213 tank facilities in Oakland: 1,790 tanks in service and 5,722 closed. 2,289 fuel releases are on record, of which 708 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Oakland 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 Oakland, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- ADDISON TOWNSHIP MERCURY SPILLLEONARD
- BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP DRUM ERNOVI
- CEMETERY DUMPHOLLY
- CLARKSTON MERCURY SPILLCLARKSTON
- COMMERCE ROAD MERCURY SPILLMILFORD
- DOUBLE ACTION GUN RANGEMADISON HEIGHTS
- ELECTRO PLATING SERVICES INCMADISON HEIGHTS
- HI-MILL MANUFACTURING CO.HIGHLAND
- J & L LANDFILLROCHESTER HILLS
- MAHAN MERCURY ERHAZEL PARK
- MILFORD LANDFILLMILFORD
- MILFORD SALVAGE FIRE ERMIFFORD
- MYSTERY SPILL FPN E09506TROY
- OAKBRIDGE MERCURY SPILLROCHESTER
- RIVENDELL RESIDENTIAL MERCURY SPILLMILFORD
- ROSE TOWNSHIP DUMPHOLLY
- SANDFILL LDFL #1ROCHESTER
- SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP DUMPDAVISBURG
- SQUARE LAKE ROAD MERCURY SPILLTROY
- US ARMY PONTIAC STORAGE FACPONTIAC
- US NAVAL RESERVE CENTER - SOUTHFIEFLDSOUTHFIELD
- VENTURE RIM PRODUCTSCOMMERCE
- WIXOM NITRIC RELEASEWIXOM