Macon County, MO
The federal environmental record for Macon County (population 15,161): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
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Superfund NPL sites
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federal cleanup sites
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PFAS-detecting water systems
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TRI facilities
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open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Macon 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MACON PWS MO2010487 | PFBA: 7.1 ng/L | detected |
| MACON CO PWSD 1 MO2024363 | PFBA: 9.1 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
2 facilities in Macon filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 20k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHEAST MISSOURI GRAIN LLC | MACON | Ammonia, Methanol | 18k lb |
| CONAGRA FOODS PACKAGED FOODS LLC - MACON | MACON | Nitric acid | 2k lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 68 tank facilities in Macon: 29 tanks in service and 144 closed. 24 fuel releases are on record, of which 3 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Macon 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 Macon, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
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