Jackson County, MO
The federal environmental record for Jackson County (population 718,560): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
2
Superfund NPL sites
30
federal cleanup sites
3
PFAS-detecting water systems
49
TRI facilities
59
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Chemical Co. | Kansas City | on the NPL | 10/04/1989 |
| Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (Northwest Lagoon) | Independence | on the NPL | 07/22/1987 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Jackson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KANSAS CITY PWS MO1010415 | PFBA: 5.6 ng/L | detected |
| LEES SUMMIT PWS MO1010459 | PFBA: 5.7 ng/L | detected |
| JACKSON COUNTY PWSD 12 MO1024278 | PFBA: 6.3 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
49 facilities in Jackson filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 2.1M lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARGILL INC | KANSAS CITY | n-Hexane | 903k lb |
| HAWTHORN GENERATING STATION | KANSAS CITY | Barium And Barium Compounds, Ammonia | 658k lb |
| US ARMY LAKE CITY ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT | INDEPENDENCE | Copper compounds, Zinc compounds | 159k lb |
| BAYER CROPSCIENCE LP - KC | KANSAS CITY | n-Butyl alcohol, Ammonia | 129k lb |
| CENTRAL PLAINS CEMENT CO - SUGAR CREEK PLANT | SUGAR CREEK | Ammonia, n-Hexane | 76k lb |
| AERO TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS INC | INDEPENDENCE | Styrene, Toluene | 48k lb |
| BRENNTAG MID-SOUTH INC. | KANSAS CITY | Methanol, Methyl isobutyl ketone | 22k lb |
| IODITECH INC | KANSAS CITY | Selenium compounds | 20k lb |
| GENERAL MILLS OPERATIONS LLC | KANSAS CITY | Sulfuryl fluoride | 19k lb |
| A. ZEREGAS SONS INC. | LEES SUMMIT | Sulfuryl fluoride | 10k lb |
| PASEO CARGILL ENERGY LLC | KANSAS CITY | Methanol | 6k lb |
| KC TANK | KANSAS CITY | Chromium | 4k lb |
| FORDYCE CONCRETE CO INC 63RD ST FACILITY | KANSAS CITY | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds | 4k lb |
| AZZ GALVANIZING SERVICES-KANSAS CITY | KANSAS CITY | Zinc compounds, Lead | 2k lb |
| CENTURY CONCRETE INC LEES SUMMIT FACILITY | KANSAS CITY | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds | 936 lb |
| ETCHED LLC | KANSAS CITY | Chromium, Nickel | 863 lb |
| GEIGER READY MIX | LEES SUMMIT | Barium, Lead | 594 lb |
| VANCE BROTHERS LLC | KANSAS CITY | Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 198 lb |
| PAULO - KANSAS CITY | KANSAS CITY | Ammonia | 180 lb |
| MARTIN FOUNDRY CO | KANSAS CITY | Copper | 119 lb |
| SHICK ESTEVE | KANSAS CITY | Chromium, Nickel | 64 lb |
| CTB INC BROCK GRAIN SYSTEMS DIV | KANSAS CITY | Manganese, Chromium | 61 lb |
| U.S. DOE'S KANSAS CITY NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUS (KCNSC) | KANSAS CITY | Lead | 60 lb |
| CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE | KANSAS CITY | Manganese, Chromium | 46 lb |
| NORTHEAST GENERATING STATION | KANSAS CITY | Naphthalene, Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 20 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,565 tank facilities in Jackson: 1,018 tanks in service and 3,659 closed. 972 fuel releases are on record, of which 59 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Jackson 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 Jackson, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- A.K. GIBBON LUMBER COMPANY, INC.KANSAS CITY
- BANNISTER FEDERAL COMPLEX GSAKANSAS CITY
- BRENNTAG MID-SOUTH, INC.KANSAS CITY
- CONSERVATION CHEMICAL CO.KANSAS CITY
- DOE KANSAS CITY PLANT - BENDIXKANSAS CITY
- FEDERAL CENTERKANSAS CITY
- FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATIONKANSAS CITY
- KANSAS CITY RECORDS CENTERKANSAS CITY
- KCS&R ON GUINOTTEKANSAS CITY
- LAKE CITY AAP - 139 W CENTRAL PORTIONINDEPENDENCE
- LAKE CITY AAP - 65 W CENTRAL PORTIONINDEPENDENCE
- LAKE CITY AAP - 85 N S CENTRAL PORTIONINDEPENDENCE
- LAKE CITY AAP - HWY 7 & 78INDEPENDENCE
- LAKE CITY ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (NORTHWEST LAGOON)INDEPENDENCE
- LAKE LOTAWANA SPORTMAN'S CLUBLAKE LOTAWANA
- LYONS DIECASTING FORMERBUCKNER
- MARINE CORPS SUPPORT CENTER KANSAS CIT, MOKANSAS CITY
- MERCURY-ALAMEDA TOWERSKANSAS CITY
- MERCURY-D MART CONVENIENCE STORECAPE GIRARDEAU
- MERCURY-HARRISON STREETKANSAS CITY
- NIKE KANSAS CITY 30LONE JACK
- NPS-NOLAND HOUSEINDEPENDENCE
- PCB INC - MISSOURIKANSAS CITY
- PRICE METAL REFININGKANSAS CITY
- RAYTOWN ROADKANSAS CITY
- RIVERFRONT LANDFILLKANSAS CITY
- STUDER CONTAINER SERVICEKANSAS CITY
- US DOE KANSAS CITY NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUSKANSAS CITY
- USDOE KANSAS CITY NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUS BUILDING 23KANSAS CITY
- VA MEDICAL CENTER-VA MEDICAL CENTERKANSAS CITY