Ulster County, NY
The federal environmental record for Ulster County (population 182,333): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
3
Superfund NPL sites
14
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
2
TRI facilities
20
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellenville Scrap Iron and Metal | Ellenville | deleted | 09/05/2002 |
| Hertel Landfill | Plattekill | on the NPL | 06/10/1986 |
| Mohonk Road Industrial Plant | High Falls | on the NPL | 01/19/1999 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Ulster 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KINGSTON (CITY) WATER DISTRICT NY5503374 | PFOA: 4.6 ng/L PFOS: 4.3 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
2 facilities in Ulster filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 2 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| JBT WOLF-TEC | KINGSTON | Chromium, Nickel | 2 lb |
| BRENNTAG LUBRICANTS NORTH EAST- KINGSTON | KINGSTON | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 655 tank facilities in Ulster: 499 tanks in service and 1,963 closed. 495 fuel releases are on record, of which 20 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Ulster 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 Ulster, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- 19 PARK STREET RESIDENCEELLENVILLE
- AMERICAN CANDLE COMPANYSAUGERTIES
- CREEK LOCKS ROADROSENDALE
- ELLENVILLE SCRAP IRON AND METALELLENVILLE
- FORMER BROWN'S AUTO SALVAGESHAWANGUNK (WALKILL)
- HERTEL LANDFILLPLATTEKILL
- IBMKINGSTON
- MOHONK ROAD INDUSTRIAL PLANTHIGH FALLS
- NAPONACH PAPER MILLNAPONACH
- ROCK HAVEN LANDFILLWAWARSING
- ROTRON INCSAUGERTIES
- ROUTE 213TOWN OF ULSTER
- STAMPLATE INCWALLKILL
- US COAST GUARD AIDS TO NAVIGATION TEAM SAUGERTIESSAUGERTIES