Somerset County, NJ
The federal environmental record for Somerset County (population 348,842): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
8
Superfund NPL sites
38
federal cleanup sites
3
PFAS-detecting water systems
20
TRI facilities
119
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Cyanamid Co. | Bound Brook | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| Brook Industrial Park | Bound Brook | on the NPL | 10/04/1989 |
| Federal Creosote | Manville | deleted | 01/19/1999 |
| Higgins Disposal | Franklin Township | on the NPL | 08/30/1990 |
| Higgins Farm | Franklin Township | on the NPL | 03/31/1989 |
| Krysowaty Farm | Hillsborough | deleted | 09/08/1983 |
| Montgomery Township Housing Development | Montgomery Township | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| Rocky Hill Municipal Well | Rocky Hill Borough | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Somerset 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NJ AMERICAN WATER - SHORT HILLS NJ0712001 | PFPeA: 27.5 ng/L PFHxA: 11.2 ng/L PFOA: 9.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| SOUTH BRUNSWICK TWP W DI NJ1221004 | PFOA: 23 ng/L PFBA: 13 ng/L PFPeA: 9.5 ng/L | above final limit |
| FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS NJ1808001 | PFOA: 9 ng/L PFBA: 6.1 ng/L PFPeA: 4.5 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
20 facilities in Somerset filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 25k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEECO INSTRUMENTS | SOMERSET | Ammonia | 9k lb |
| RUST-OLEUM CORP | SOMERSET | Ethylene glycol, Zinc compounds | 6k lb |
| L'OREAL USA PRODUCTS INC | SOMERSET | Zinc compounds, Certain glycol ethers | 4k lb |
| FANCYHEAT CORP | SOMERSET | Methanol | 2k lb |
| RB MANUFACTURING LLC | HILLSBOROUGH | Zinc compounds, Certain glycol ethers | 1k lb |
| ZEUS CO LLC BNJ | SOMERVILLE | Certain glycol ethers | 1k lb |
| FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. L.L.C. | BRIDGEWATER | Dichloromethane, n-Hexane | 602 lb |
| EMD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS CORP | SOMERVILLE | N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 248 lb |
| ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS INC | BRANCHBURG | Dichloromethane, Acetonitrile | 234 lb |
| II-VI ADVANCED MATERIALS HILLSBOROUGH | HILLSBOROUGH | Lead compounds | 191 lb |
| SYMRISE INC | BRANCHBURG | 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta[g]-2-benzopyran, Certain glycol ethers | 38 lb |
| KOMLINE-SANDERSON CORP | PEAPACK | Manganese, Chromium | 6 lb |
| AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC | BRANCHBURG | Certain glycol ethers | 5 lb |
| SILVI CONCRETE OF KINGSTON | PRINCETON | Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | 4 lb |
| INDUSTRIAL TUBE CORP | HILLSBOROUGH | Copper compounds, Zinc compounds | 2 lb |
| SYMRISE INC | SOMERVILLE | Acetaldehyde, Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1 lb |
| POLYMER MOLDED PRODUCTS LLC | BOUND BROOK | - | 0 lb |
| ROTOR CLIP CO INC | SOMERSET | - | 0 lb |
| GRIFFITH ALLIED TRUCKING PLANT | HILLSBOROUGH | - | 0 lb |
| AGILEX FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES | SOMERSET | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 777 tank facilities in Somerset: 379 tanks in service and 2,655 closed. 616 fuel releases are on record, of which 119 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Somerset 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 Somerset, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- ARTISTIC METAL FINISHINGSOMERVILLE
- BEECH PLACE ASBESTOSWARREN
- BOWMAN METRO DIESELGREENBROOK TOWNSHIP
- BROOK INDUSTRIAL PARKBOUND BROOK
- CLOTHES HANGER, THEBOUND BROOK
- COLOR TECHNOLOGY INCSOMERVILLE
- D & J CLEANERSBERNARDSVILLE
- DAVE'S HEAVY TOWINGSOMERVILLE
- EXXON SERVICE STATION #3-2558SOMERVILLE
- F AMERMAN TRUCKINGWARREN
- FEDERAL CREOSOTEMANVILLE
- GENERAL COLOR CO.NEWARK CITY
- GIORGIO'S CLEANERS & TAILORSBRANCHBURG
- GREAT SWAMP NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGEBASKING RIDGE
- GSA DEPOT-BELLE MEAD #1BELLE MEAD
- HIGGINS DISPOSALKINGSTON
- HIGGINS FARMFRANKLIN TOWNSHIP
- INDUSTRIAL TUBE CORPHILLSBOROUGH
- KINGSTON RESIDENCESFRANKLIN TOWNSHIP
- KRYSOWATY FARMHILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP
- MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY INCSOMERSET
- MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENTMONTGOMERY
- NATIONAL DIAGNOSTICSHILLSBOROUGH
- NEW COLONIAL FRENCH CLEANERSBERNARDSVILLE
- NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTS ACQUISITIONRARITAN BOROUGH
- OLD GAF ASBESTOSSOUTH BOUND BROOK
- PHOENIX FARMHILLSBOROUGH
- PROSPECT INDUSTRIES CORPBRIDGEWATER
- ROCKY HILL MUNICIPAL WELLROCKY HILL
- SGS THOMSON MICRO ELECTRONICSSOMERSET
- SHERWIN WILLIAMS COBRIDGEWATER
- SOMERSET COUNTY LFSOMERVILLE
- TIRPOK CLEANERSFLEMINGTON
- VA NJ HEALTH CARE SYSTEM-LYONS CAMPUSLYONS
- VA SOMERVILLE ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICEHILLSBOROUGH
- VA SUPPLY DEPOT@DNSC SOMMERVILLE DEPOTSOMERVILLE
- WILSON-FIBERFIL INT'LNESHANIC STATION
- ZACCARDIS CLEANERSBOUND BROOK