Greene County, NY
The federal environmental record for Greene County (population 47,062): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
1
Superfund NPL sites
4
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
3
TRI facilities
0
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Thermostat Co. | South Cairo | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Greene 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NORTH POINT CREEK APARTMENTS LTD. NY1930059 | PFOS: 4.9 ng/L | above final limit |
| CATSKILL VILLAGE NY1900026 | PFBA: 7.5 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
3 facilities in Greene filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 699 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUCOMMUN AEROSTRUCTURES NEW YORK INC. | COXSACKIE | Nitric acid | 694 lb |
| HEIDELBERG MATERIALS US CEMENT LLC - CEMENTON FACILITY | CATSKILL | Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 5 lb |
| CULPEPER OF ATHENS LLC | ATHENS | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 222 tank facilities in Greene: 139 tanks in service and 625 closed. 263 fuel releases are on record, of which 0 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Greene 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 Greene, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- AMERICAN THERMOSTAT CO.SOUTH CAIRO
- CATSKILL CHROME PLATING INCCATSKILL
- NYSDEC - AMERICAN VALVECOXSACKIE
- ROYAL METALS PRODUCTSSURPRISE