Clinton County, NY
The federal environmental record for Clinton County (population 78,115): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
1
Superfund NPL sites
3
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
2
TRI facilities
1
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsburgh Air Force Base | Plattsburgh | on the NPL | 11/21/1989 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Clinton 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PLATTSBURGH CITY NY0900217 | PFHpA: 3.1 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
2 facilities in Clinton filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 0 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALSTOM TRANSPORTATION | PLATTSBURGH | - | 0 lb |
| CAMSO MANUFACTURING USA LTD | PLATTSBURGH | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 357 tank facilities in Clinton: 225 tanks in service and 1,012 closed. 220 fuel releases are on record, of which 1 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Clinton 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 Clinton, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CUMBERLAND BAY SLUDGE BEDPLATTSBURGH
- PHILMAR ELECTRONICSMORRISONVILLE
- PLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASEPLATTSBURGH