Martin County, MN
The federal environmental record for Martin County (population 19,657): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
2
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
7
TRI facilities
5
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Martin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fairmont MN1460003 | PFBA: 7.5 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
7 facilities in Martin filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 375k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHS FAIRMONT | FAIRMONT | n-Hexane | 301k lb |
| VALERO WELCOME PLANT | WELCOME | n-Hexane, Formic acid | 33k lb |
| GREEN PLAINS FAIRMONT LLC | FAIRMONT | Ammonia, n-Hexane | 26k lb |
| BRANDFX LLC | DUNNELL | Styrene | 15k lb |
| AVERY WEIGH-TRONIX LLC | FAIRMONT | Chromium, Nickel | 241 lb |
| CCM - FAIRMONT | FAIRMONT | Lead | 0 lb |
| 3M CO-FAIRMONT | FAIRMONT | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 121 tank facilities in Martin: 69 tanks in service and 271 closed. 103 fuel releases are on record, of which 5 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Martin 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 Martin, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- FAIRMONT CHAIN OF LAKESFAIRMONT
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