Genesee County, NY
The federal environmental record for Genesee County (population 57,529): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
3
Superfund NPL sites
7
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
12
TRI facilities
2
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batavia Landfill | Batavia | deleted | 09/08/1983 |
| Byron Barrel & Drum | Byron | on the NPL | 06/10/1986 |
| Lehigh Valley Railroad | Le Roy | on the NPL | 01/19/1999 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Genesee 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BATAVIA CITY NY1800544 | 6:2 FTS: 70 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
12 facilities in Genesee filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 59k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP HOOD LLC BATAVIA | BATAVIA | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Peracetic acid | 30k lb |
| O-AT-KA MILK PRODUCTS LLC | BATAVIA | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 22k lb |
| UPSTATE FARMS CULTURED PRODUCTS LLC | BATAVIA | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 4k lb |
| QUAKER HOUGHTON | BATAVIA | Zinc compounds | 2k lb |
| U S CHROME CORP OF NEW YORK | BATAVIA | Lead | 400 lb |
| U S GYPSUM CO OAKFIELD PLANT | OAKFIELD | Zinc compounds, Lead compounds | 378 lb |
| GRAHAM CORP | BATAVIA | Nickel, Chromium | 77 lb |
| CHAPIN INTERNATIONAL | BATAVIA | Lead | 6 lb |
| VCNA UNITED MATERIALS BATAVIA FACILITY | BATAVIA | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 5 lb |
| CARGILL ANIMAL NUTRITION | BATAVIA | - | 0 lb |
| APG NEW ENGLAND | BATAVIA | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
| NORTERA FOODS INC | OAKFIELD | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 268 tank facilities in Genesee: 172 tanks in service and 687 closed. 146 fuel releases are on record, of which 2 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Genesee 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 Genesee, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- BATAVIA LANDFILLBATAVIA
- BONDUELLE USA, INC - BERGEN PLANTBERGEN
- BYRON BARREL & DRUMBYRON
- IROQUOIS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGEALABAMA
- LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROADLE ROY
- PHOENIX DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTIONCORFU
- U S CHROME CORP OF NEW YORKBATAVIA