Iredell County, NC
The federal environmental record for Iredell County (population 199,710): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
2
Superfund NPL sites
15
federal cleanup sites
4
PFAS-detecting water systems
27
TRI facilities
65
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCX, Inc. (Statesville Plant) | Statesville | on the NPL | 02/21/1990 |
| Sigmon's Septic Tank Service | Statesville | on the NPL | 04/27/2005 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Iredell 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IREDELL WATER CORPORATION NC0149025 | PFPeA: 60.6 ng/L PFHxA: 30.5 ng/L PFOA: 18.8 ng/L | above final limit |
| DIAMOND HEAD S/D NC0149182 | PFBS: 5.8 ng/L PFHxS: 5.5 ng/L PFOA: 4.6 ng/L | above final limit |
| WEST IREDELL WATER CORPORATION NC0149158 | PFPeA: 3.1 ng/L | detected |
| HARBOUR POINT S/D NC0149185 | PFHxA: 16.9 ng/L PFBS: 11.5 ng/L PFPeA: 9.2 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
27 facilities in Iredell filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 149k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| TYSON FARMS INC. | HARMONY | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 130k lb |
| CARDINAL FG FLAT GLASS PLANT | MOORESVILLE | Ammonia, Lead And Lead Compounds | 6k lb |
| HEXPOL COMPOUNDING NC INC. | STATESVILLE | Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds | 6k lb |
| J C STEELE & SONS INC | STATESVILLE | Chromium | 3k lb |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO | STATESVILLE | Zinc compounds, Certain glycol ethers | 2k lb |
| AVIENT COLORANTS USA LLC - MOORESVILLE FACILITY | MOORESVILLE | Zinc compounds | 1k lb |
| KEYSTONE POWDERED METAL CO | TROUTMAN | Copper, Nickel | 770 lb |
| ABT INC | TROUTMAN | Styrene | 500 lb |
| NGK CERAMICS USA INC | MOORESVILLE | Nitric acid | 247 lb |
| DENSO MANUFACTURING NORTH CAROLINA INC. - STATESVILLE PLANT | STATESVILLE | Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds | 138 lb |
| CLARK EQUIPMENT DBA DOOSAN INFRACORE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT | STATESVILLE | Manganese | 125 lb |
| KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP. | STATESVILLE | Phthalic anhydride | 71 lb |
| SOMERS LUMBER & MANUFACTURING INC. | UNION GROVE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 40 lb |
| LPFP-STATESVILLE BRANCH 0118 | STATESVILLE | Diisocyanates | 2 lb |
| ARGOS READY MIX STATESVILLE CONCRETE PLANT | STATESVILLE | Lead | 0 lb |
| CONCRETE SUPPLY CO-MOORESVILLE PLANT | MOORESVILLE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
| MOUNTAIRE FARMS INC.- STATESVILLE FEED MILL | STATESVILLE | - | 0 lb |
| MACLEAN CURTIS LLC | MOORESVILLE | - | 0 lb |
| PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION LLC - STATESVILLE | STATESVILLE | - | 0 lb |
| BLUEDOT-READI-MIX-STATESVILLE (PLANT #103) | STATESVILLE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
| ARGOS READY MIX MOORESVILLE CONCRETE PLANT | MOORESVILLE | Lead | 0 lb |
| AMESBURYTRUTH | STATESVILLE | - | 0 lb |
| CONCRETE SUPPLY CO LLC-STATESVILLE | STATESVILLE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
| STATESVILLE BRICK CO | STATESVILLE | - | 0 lb |
| BESTWAY SOUTH INC | STONY POINT | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 551 tank facilities in Iredell: 421 tanks in service and 1,260 closed. 399 fuel releases are on record, of which 65 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Iredell 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 Iredell, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- ABUNDANT MANUFACTURING SPILLSTATESVILLE
- BETHESDA ROAD WELLSTATESVILLE
- CON-LEE DRIVE MERCURY SPILLOLIN
- FCX, INC. (STATESVILLE PLANT)STATESVILLE
- HOSS/MOORE TANK SITESTATESVILLE
- IREDELL COUNTY RADIATION SOURCESTATESVILLE
- LINEAGE LOGISTICS STATESVILLE FACILITYSTATESVILLE
- MOCARO SPILLSTATESVILLE
- NEALS' RADIATOR SERVICE SITESTATESVILLE
- NORTH IREDELL HIGH SCHOOLOLIN
- OLD DAVIS HOSPITAL SITESTATESVILLE
- SEEDHOUSE ROAD DRUM SITESTATESVILLE
- SIGMON'S SEPTIC TANK SERVICESTATESVILLE
- STATESVILLE COAL GAS PLANTSTATESVILLE
- TIRE MASTERSMOORESVILLE