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Davidson County, NC

The federal environmental record for Davidson County (population 174,804): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

0

Superfund NPL sites

7

federal cleanup sites

2

PFAS-detecting water systems

17

TRI facilities

148

open tank releases

Drinking water: PFAS testing

Public water systems serving Davidson 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.

SystemHighest resultsReading
THOMASVILLE, CITY OF

NC0229020

PFOS: 4.7 ng/L

above final limit
HANDY SANITARY DISTRICT

NC0229035

PFBA: 6.2 ng/L

PFOS: 4.1 ng/L

PFBS: 3.8 ng/L

above final limit

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

17 facilities in Davidson filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 48k lb released.

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
UNILIN FLOORINGTHOMASVILLEFormaldehyde26k lb
EGGER - LEXINGTON PARTICLEBOARD PLANTLINWOODAmmonia, Methanol13k lb
KURZ TRANSFER PRODUCTS LPLEXINGTONToluene, Ethylbenzene4k lb
ELECTRIC GLASS FIBER AMERICA LLCLEXINGTONMethanol, Lead2k lb
AURORA PLASTICS - WELCOME PLANTLEXINGTONChromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Antimony compounds2k lb
BRASSCRAFT - THOMASVILLETHOMASVILLECopper And Copper Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds2k lb
OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC - PLANT #06LEXINGTONChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Lead compounds599 lb
SOUTHERN RESINTHOMASVILLEVinyl acetate, Formaldehyde321 lb
MW MANUFACTURERS INC.LEXINGTONDiisocyanates130 lb
ASCO POWER TECHNOLOGIESWELCOMEChromium, Manganese60 lb
WILDERNESS NC INCLEXINGTONLead compounds3 lb
RINKER THOMASVILLE PIPETHOMASVILLELead0 lb
FOLEY PRODUCTS CO - WINSTON-SALEMWINSTON SALEMLead0 lb
CONCRETE SUPPLY CO. LLC - THOMASVILLE PLANTARCHDALELead And Lead Compounds0 lb
POTTERS INDUSTRIES LLC -THOMASVILLETHOMASVILLELead0 lb
CARTER MILLWORK INC.LEXINGTON-0 lb
CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIAL & CONSUMER PRODUCTS GROUP INC. DBA GWELCOME-0 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 513 tank facilities in Davidson: 414 tanks in service and 1,194 closed. 525 fuel releases are on record, of which 148 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Davidson as Zone 3, the lowest predicted indoor radon (under 2 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.

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All federal cleanup sites on file

The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Davidson, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

  • BATTERY TECH (DURACELL-LEXINGTON)LEXINGTON
  • BYERLY DRUMLEXINGTON
  • COMPONENT CONCEPTSTHOMASVILLE
  • SOUTH STATE STREET DRUM SITELEXINGTON
  • SOUTHERN RESIN, INC.THOMASVILLE
  • STEELE PROPERTY DRUMTHOMASVILLE
  • TRIPLE PLATINGTHOMASVILLE