Orleans County, NY
The federal environmental record for Orleans County (population 39,124): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
2
Superfund NPL sites
4
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
2
TRI facilities
0
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diaz Chemical Corporation | Holley | on the NPL | 07/22/2004 |
| FMC Corp. (Dublin Road Landfill) | Town of Shelby | deleted | 06/10/1986 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Orleans 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CLARENDON TOWN WDS NY3630023 | PFBA: 19.1 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
2 facilities in Orleans filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 24k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN NEW YORK ENERGY LLC | MEDINA | Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane | 24k lb |
| SAINT-GOBAIN ADFORS AMERICA INC | ALBION | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 160 tank facilities in Orleans: 72 tanks in service and 456 closed. 87 fuel releases are on record, of which 0 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Orleans 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 Orleans, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- DIAZ CHEMICALHOLLEY
- FMC CORP. (DUBLIN ROAD LANDFILL)MEDINA
- LEASTMAN LANDFILLKENDALL
- MONROE ELECTRONICSLYNDONVILLE