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Douglas County, NE

The federal environmental record for Douglas County (population 589,540): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

2

Superfund NPL sites

18

federal cleanup sites

0

PFAS-detecting water systems

29

TRI facilities

277

open tank releases

Superfund NPL sites

SiteCityStatusListed
Old HWY 275 and N 288th StreetValleyon the NPL08/03/2017
Omaha LeadOmahaon the NPL04/30/2003

Drinking water: PFAS testing

No public water system serving Douglas reported a PFAS detection in the UCMR5 national testing round. Systems serving under 3,300 people were only sampled in part, so absence from this table is not proof of absence in the water.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

29 facilities in Douglas filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 283k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT NORTH OMAHA STATIONOMAHABarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese253k lb
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INCVALLEYZinc compounds, Manganese7k lb
3M CO-VALLEYVALLEYCopper compounds, Zinc compounds5k lb
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION LLC-OMAHA PLANTOMAHAFomesafen, Ethylene glycol4k lb
QUIN GLOBAL US INCOMAHADichloromethane, n-Hexane4k lb
LOZIER CORP NORTH PLANTOMAHALead, Nickel3k lb
CONCRETE SUPPLYOMAHALead2k lb
LALA BRANDED PRODUCTS LLCOMAHANitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)2k lb
LOZIER CORPOMAHALead, Nickel2k lb
CONCRETE SUPPLYELKHORNLead514 lb
PRINCE AGRI PRODUCTSOMAHAZinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds405 lb
WALMAN OPTICAL OMAHAOMAHALead130 lb
NOX-CRETE INC.OMAHAToluene, Xylene (mixed isomers)80 lb
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS OMAHA (OMA)OMAHAMethanol, Polycyclic aromatic compounds39 lb
DRAKE-WILLIAMS STEELOMAHAManganese32 lb
MERCK ANIMAL HEALTHELKHORNMercury compounds11 lb
OPPD-JONES STREET STATIONOMAHAPolycyclic aromatic compounds10 lb
EATON - OMAHAOMAHACopper8 lb
MONARCH OIL COOMAHAPolycyclic aromatic compounds3 lb
FLINT HILLS RESOURCES PINE BEND LLC - OMAHA 2OMAHAPolycyclic aromatic compounds, Lead2 lb
READY MIXED CONCRETE CO 36TH & L PLANTOMAHALead0 lb
ALLIED OIL & TIRE CO LLCOMAHA-0 lb
READY MIXED CONCRETE CO MILLARD PLANTOMAHALead0 lb
READY MIXED CONCRETE CO ELKHORN PLANTELKHORNLead0 lb
TYSON PROCESSING SERVICES INC.OMAHA-0 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 326 tank facilities in Douglas: 888 tanks in service and 12 closed. 1,594 fuel releases are on record, of which 277 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Douglas 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.

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All federal cleanup sites on file

The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Douglas, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

  • ASARCO INCOMAHA
  • ECONOMY PRODUCTS CO INC - OMAHAOMAHA
  • EDM ELECTRONIC DESIGNOMAHA
  • FORMER CARTER WHITE LEAD FACILITY/AREAOMAHA
  • FORMER OMAHA WHITE LEADOMAHA
  • FORMER ONE-HOUR MARTINIZINGOMAHA
  • FORMER ONE-HOUR MARTINIZING LOCATION #3OMAHA
  • MAX I WALKER CLEANERS - OMAHAOMAHA
  • MERCURY-OEA BUILDING STORAGE AREAOMAHA
  • NAVAL & MARINE CORP RESERVE CENTEROMAHA
  • NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, OMAHAOMAHA
  • NOX-CRETE FIRE RESPONSEOMAHA
  • OLD HWY 275 AND N 288TH STREETVALLEY
  • OMAHA (EX) AF STA Z-71OMAHA
  • OMAHA LEADOMAHA
  • OMAHA VA MEDICAL CENTEROMAHA
  • WESTERN MINERAL PRODUCTSOMAHA
  • WILLIAM HARVEY COMPANYOMAHA