Erie County, NY
The federal environmental record for Erie County (population 946,147): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
2
Superfund NPL sites
65
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
64
TRI facilities
2
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfohl Brothers Landfill | Cheektowaga | deleted | 12/16/1994 |
| Wide Beach Development | Brant | deleted | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Erie 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 |
|---|---|---|
| EAST AURORA VILLAGE NY1400433 | PFBA: 6.7 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
64 facilities in Erie filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 867k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3M CO - TONAWANDA | TONAWANDA | Carbon disulfide, Acetaldehyde | 248k lb |
| DUPONT YERKES PLANT | BUFFALO | Methyl methacrylate, Vinyl fluoride | 130k lb |
| UNIFRAX I LLC | TONAWANDA | Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) | 78k lb |
| IIMAK | AMHERST | Toluene, Methanol | 65k lb |
| LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP INC. | BUFFALO | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 47k lb |
| UNICELL BODY CO INC. | BUFFALO | Styrene, Methyl methacrylate | 44k lb |
| L D MCCAULEY LLC | ORCHARD PARK | Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 43k lb |
| ENGINEERED COMPOSITES INC. | BUFFALO | Styrene | 27k lb |
| NIAGARA REFINING | DEPEW | Ammonia | 23k lb |
| DERRICK CORP | CHEEKTOWAGA | Toluene, Manganese | 17k lb |
| UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE INC. | WEST SENECA | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 17k lb |
| HAMBURG FINISHING WORKS | HAMBURG | Zinc compounds | 16k lb |
| WIELAND ROLLED PRODUCTS N.A. BUFFALO INC. | BUFFALO | Copper And Copper Compounds, Zinc compounds | 16k lb |
| EVONIK ACTIVE OXYGENS LLC | TONAWANDA | Ammonia, Peracetic acid | 14k lb |
| PVS CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS | BUFFALO | Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia | 12k lb |
| SAINT GOBAIN CORP CERAMIC MATERIALS | AMHERST | Ammonia | 11k lb |
| UNITED PRECIOUS METAL REFINING INC. | ALDEN | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Copper | 9k lb |
| TESLA | BUFFALO | Zinc compounds | 8k lb |
| UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE INC. | CHEEKTOWAGA | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 7k lb |
| NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME CO. INC. | LACKAWANNA | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 6k lb |
| MATERION ELECTRONICS MATERIALS | BUFFALO | Lead, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 6k lb |
| UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA - BUFFALO | TONAWANDA | Toluene, Methanol | 5k lb |
| ISLECHEM LLC D.B.A. ACTYLIS BUFFALO | GRAND ISLAND | Dichloromethane, Methanol | 3k lb |
| BUFFALO TERMINAL LLC | TONAWANDA | Polycyclic aromatic compounds, n-Hexane | 3k lb |
| ROSINA FOOD PRODUCTS INC | WEST SENECA | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 3k lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 2,051 tank facilities in Erie: 1,308 tanks in service and 5,195 closed. 2,036 fuel releases are on record, of which 2 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Erie 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 Erie, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- 1006 CLINTON STREETBUFFALO
- 1681 FILLMOREBUFFALO
- 202 WALDEN AVENUE SITEBUFFALO
- 31 ROSS AVEBUFFALO
- 510 ELLICOTT ROADCHEEKTOWAGA
- 59 MEMORIAL DRIVEBUFFALO
- 608 WILLIAM STREETBUFFALO
- ABBY STREET HICKORY WOOD SUBDIVISIONBUFFALO
- ADM MILLING COMPANYBUFFALO
- ALTIFT REALTYBUFFALO
- AMHERST US ARMY RESERVE CENTERAMHERST
- ARYL INC. (SUPERFUND SITE)BUFFALO
- ASHLAND IITONAWANDA
- BERN METALSBUFFALO
- BUFFALO COLORBUFFALO
- BUFFALO CREEK CASINO SITEBUFFALO
- BUFFALO, CITY OF - 379 GENESEE STREETBUFFALO
- BUSHNELL STREETBUFFALO
- CHEMICAL SALES CORPBUFFALO
- CLINTON BAILEYBUFFALO
- CLINTON WAREHOUSE SITEBUFFALO
- COLLINS CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WTPNORTH COLLINS/LAWTONS
- COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORPTONAWANDA
- FELDMAN BARREL & DRUMBUFFALO
- FERRY STREET ASBESTOSBUFFALO
- FILLMORE TRAILER SITEBUFFALO
- FREEDOM 35 LLCBUFFALO
- GERMANIA STREET RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIESBUFFALO
- HASBROUCK PLASTICS INC.LAKEVIEW
- HIGH STREET WAREHOUSEBUFFALO
- HOPKINS AVENUE ABANDONED TRAILERBUFFALO
- KRAUS ENTERPRISEBUFFALO
- LACKAWANNA FOUNDRYLACKAWANNA
- LAKE ERIE SMELTING CORP.BUFFALO
- LESLIE STREET ASBESTOS DUMPBUFFALO
- LUMAN BEARING CO.BUFFALO
- MARLETTE PLATINGBUFFALO
- MORGAN CHEMICALS INC.BUFFALO
- NEWSTEAD SITENEWSTEAD
- NIAGARA LANDFILL INC - NIAGARA LANDFILLTONAWANDA
- NL INDUSTRIES INC - DEPEWDEPEW
- NL PHASE 2 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIESDEPEW
- NORWALK AVENUE MERCURY SITEBUFFALO
- ORBANWEST SENECA
- OTTO BRAUN BAKERY EQUIPMENTBUFFALO
- PFOHL BROTHERS LANDFILLCHEEKTOWAGA
- POHLMAN FOUNDRY CO. INC.BUFFALO
- POLYMER APPLICATIONSTONAWANDA
- PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY CENTERTONAWANDA
- RELIANCE LEAD, SOLDER & BABBITT CO. INC.BUFFALO
- ROBINSON/FIDDLERS GREEN MANUFACTURING CO. INC.SPRINGVILLE
- SAWYER AVENUE PESTICIDE RESPONSETONAWANDA
- STEEL WORKS INDUSTRIAL PARKLACKAWANNA
- SWEET KLEEN LAUNDRYBUFFALO
- TONAWANDA CHLORINE SPILLTONAWANDA
- TONAWANDA COKE CORPORATIONTONAWANDA
- U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - REGION II - VIBRATECH SITEBUFFALO
- UNION ROAD SITECHEEKTOWAGA
- UNITED REFINING COMPANY - TONAWANDA TERMINALTONAWANDA
- UNIVERSAL IRONS & METALBUFFALO
- UNIVERSAL PRECISIONBUFFALO
- US ARC - PFC CHARLES DEGLOPPERTONAWANDA
- US EPA REGION 2 AT BUFFALO WEAVING SITEBUFFALO
- WIDE BEACH DEVELOPMENTBRANT
- WILDROOT BUILDINGBUFFALO