Monroe County, NY
The federal environmental record for Monroe County (population 748,482): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
27
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
35
TRI facilities
25
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Monroe 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HILTON VILLAGE NY2701045 | PFBA: 7.9 ng/L PFPeA: 3.4 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
35 facilities in Monroe filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 1.4M lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| RED-ROCHESTER LLC - EASTMAN BUSINESS PARK | ROCHESTER | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Methanol | 1.0M lb |
| SABIN METAL CORP | SCOTTSVILLE | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia | 140k lb |
| ARCH CHEMICALS INC | ROCHESTER | Zinc compounds | 124k lb |
| EASTMAN KODAK CO EASTMAN BUSINESS PARK | ROCHESTER | Methanol, Certain glycol ethers | 29k lb |
| CARESTREAM HEALTH INC-ISC B-14 | ROCHESTER | Dichloromethane | 19k lb |
| HAMMER PACKAGING CORP | WEST HENRIETTA | Certain glycol ethers | 14k lb |
| XEROX JOSEPH C WILSON CTR FOR TECHNOLOGY | WEBSTER | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Dichloromethane | 10k lb |
| ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS BUILDING 313 | ROCHESTER | m-Xylene, o-Xylene | 6k lb |
| UNITHER MANUFACTURING LLC | ROCHESTER | Dichloromethane | 3k lb |
| ROCHESTER SILVER WORKS LLC | ROCHESTER | Silver And Silver Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds | 3k lb |
| MANITOU CONCRETE- DOLOMITE PRODUCTS CO | ROCHESTER | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead | 3k lb |
| UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE INC. | ROCHESTER | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 2k lb |
| AMERICAN PACKAGING CORP | CHURCHVILLE | Diisocyanates, Ozone | 1k lb |
| FIRTH RIXSON INC | ROCHESTER | Nickel, Chromium | 1k lb |
| DANISCO USA | ROCHESTER | Ammonia, Nitric acid | 633 lb |
| FINGER LAKES CHEMICAL INC | ROCHESTER | Methanol | 501 lb |
| NORTHRUP BROCKPORT | BROCKPORT | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead | 440 lb |
| SOUTHCO INC. HONEOYE FALLS | HONEOYE FALLS | Copper, Nickel | 112 lb |
| GMM PFAUDLER US INC. | ROCHESTER | Chromium | 28 lb |
| GLEASON WORKS | ROCHESTER | Lead | 3 lb |
| L3HARRIS GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ROCHESTER | Lead | 1 lb |
| OFD PLANT 4 | WEST HENRIETTA | - | 0 lb |
| QUALITROL | FAIRPORT | - | 0 lb |
| ROCHESTER MIDLAND CORP | ROCHESTER | - | 0 lb |
| ALCO MANUFACTURING CORP | ROCHESTER | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,531 tank facilities in Monroe: 980 tanks in service and 4,326 closed. 1,136 fuel releases are on record, of which 25 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Monroe 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 Monroe, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- 61-77 SHERER STREETROCHESTER
- AIR MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY (AMSA)#7 @ WEBSTER ARMY RESERVE CENTERWEBSTER
- ALLIANCE PRECISION PLASTICSROCHESTER
- ARTCO INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRIES, INC.ROCHESTER
- COMBINED SUPPORT MAINTENANCE SHOP CROCHESTER
- CORTEVA COMPANY-ROCHESTER (CCR)ROCHESTER
- FARMINGTON ASBESTOS DUMPING SITEFARMINGTON
- FORMER 3M/DYNACOLOR PLANTBROCKPORT
- GENESEE VALLEY METAL FINISHINGROCHESTER
- GEORGE A ROBINSON & COEAST ROCHESTER
- HENRIETTA TOWN DUMPHENRIETTA
- JARL EXTRUSIONSEAST ROCHESTER
- JOHN ST (GENERAL TESTING)HENRIETTA
- KLEEN BRITE LABORATORIES - FAIR STREETBROCKPORT
- LAKE AVENUE MERCURYROCHESTER
- LUSTER-COATE METALLIZING CORP.CHURCHVILLE
- NAVAL INDUSTRIAL RESERVE ORDNANCE PLANTROCHESTER
- NYSDEC - RAECO PRODUCTS 828107ROCHESTER
- NYSDOT PITTSFORDEAST ROCHESTER
- OLIN CHEMICAL CORPORATIONROCHESTER
- PHOTEC, INCROCHESTER
- ROCHESTER FIRE ACADEMYROCHESTER
- ROCHESTER METAL ETCHING CO.ROCHESTER
- ROCHESTER SILVER WORKS LLCROCHESTER
- ROLLING PLAINS DEVELOPMENTHONEOYE FALLS
- SWEDEN 3-CHAPMANBROCKPORT
- THURSTON ROAD SITE CERCLAROCHESTER