Harnett County, NC
The federal environmental record for Harnett County (population 141,477): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
3
federal cleanup sites
5
PFAS-detecting water systems
7
TRI facilities
63
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Harnett 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DUNN, CITY OF NC0343010 | PFPeA: 22.4 ng/L PFHxA: 20.4 ng/L PFOS: 14.4 ng/L | above final limit |
| ANGIER, TOWN OF NC0343015 | PFOS: 13.5 ng/L PFPeA: 9.8 ng/L PFHxA: 9.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| LILLINGTON WATER SYSTEM NC0343025 | PFOS: 11.4 ng/L PFPeA: 10.2 ng/L PFHxA: 9.9 ng/L | above final limit |
| HARNETT REGIONAL WATER NC0343045 | PFOS: 12.3 ng/L PFOA: 7.7 ng/L PFHxA: 7.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| BRAGG COMMUNITIES/NTA NC5043001 | PFBS: 15 ng/L PFHxA: 14 ng/L PFOS: 14 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
7 facilities in Harnett filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 5k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAINERD LLC | DUNN | Hydrogen fluoride, Peracetic acid | 4k lb |
| NATIONAL FOAM INC | ANGIER | Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol | 1k lb |
| CONCRETE PIPE & PRECAST LLC-DUNN PRECAST PLANT | DUNN | Lead | 179 lb |
| WARREN OIL CO LLC - DUNN NC | DUNN | - | 0 lb |
| THOMAS CONCRETE - FUQUAY | FUQUAY VARINA | Lead | 0 lb |
| ADAMS AN OLDCASTLE CO-DUNN | DUNN | Lead, Mercury | 0 lb |
| CONCRETE SUPPLY CO. LLC - FUQUAY | FUQUAY VARINA | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 247 tank facilities in Harnett: 259 tanks in service and 512 closed. 137 fuel releases are on record, of which 63 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Harnett 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.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Harnett, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- J STREET SITEERWIN
- JL SCOTT DRUM SITEERWIN
- LANCASTER PLATING COLILLINGTON