Mecklenburg County, NC
The federal environmental record for Mecklenburg County (population 1,163,701): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
2
Superfund NPL sites
43
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
64
TRI facilities
426
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin-Marietta, Sodyeco, Inc. | Charlotte | deleted | 09/08/1983 |
| Ram Leather Care | Charlotte | on the NPL | 09/29/2003 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Mecklenburg 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 |
|---|---|---|
| LAMPLIGHTER SOUTH-DANBY NC0160156 | PFBS: 8.9 ng/L PFPeA: 8.3 ng/L PFHxA: 7.4 ng/L | above final limit |
| CHARLOTTE WATER NC0160010 | PFBA: 9.7 ng/L PFPeA: 3.4 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
64 facilities in Mecklenburg filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 2.6M lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEXEO SOLUTIONS LLC | CHARLOTTE | Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.2M lb |
| SNYDER'S-LANCE INC. | CHARLOTTE | Ammonia | 130k lb |
| BRENNTAG MID-SOUTH | CHARLOTTE | Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene | 79k lb |
| MALLARD CREEK POLYMERS | CHARLOTTE | Ammonia, Styrene | 59k lb |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO | CHARLOTTE | Triglycidyl isocyanurate, 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 45k lb |
| AMERICH CORP | CHARLOTTE | Styrene | 21k lb |
| GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILL | CHARLOTTE | Zinc compounds, Lead compounds | 4k lb |
| COMMERCIAL MERCHANDISING CORP | CHARLOTTE | Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol | 3k lb |
| HARPER CORP OF AMERICA | CHARLOTTE | Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 3k lb |
| SIEMENS CHARLOTTE TURBINE GENERATOR SERVICE CENTER | CHARLOTTE | Ammonia, Chromium | 3k lb |
| QUANTUM COATINGS INC | CHARLOTTE | Certain glycol ethers, Ammonia | 2k lb |
| KURZ TRANSFER PRODUCTS. L.P. HUNTERSVILLE | HUNTERSVILLE | Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Butyl alcohol | 1k lb |
| GLOBAL CHARLOTTE NORTH & SOUTH TERMINALS | CHARLOTTE | Toluene, n-Hexane | 1k lb |
| BLANCHARD TERMINAL CO - CHARLOTTE EAST NC TERMINAL | CHARLOTTE | Toluene, n-Hexane | 925 lb |
| AIRGAS NATIONAL WELDERS | CHARLOTTE | Propylene | 750 lb |
| INX INTERNATIONAL INK CO. | CHARLOTTE | Copper compounds | 724 lb |
| KURZ TRANSFER PRODUCTS LP | CHARLOTTE | Toluene, n-Butyl alcohol | 721 lb |
| BRADDOCK METALLURGICAL - CHARLOTTE INC. | CHARLOTTE | Ammonia | 711 lb |
| STERIGENICS US LLC-CHARLOTTE NC FACILITY | CHARLOTTE | Ethylene oxide, Ethylene glycol | 662 lb |
| STEELFAB INC | CHARLOTTE | Manganese, Propylene | 562 lb |
| SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC | CHARLOTTE | Zinc compounds, Ethylene glycol | 495 lb |
| TRANSCONTINENTAL MATTHEWS | MATTHEWS | Toluene, N,N-Dimethylformamide | 442 lb |
| COLONIAL CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS INC. | PINEVILLE | Ammonia | 269 lb |
| REAGENTS HOLDINGS LLC | CHARLOTTE | Nitric acid, Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 255 lb |
| CONTROLS SOUTHEAST INC. | PINEVILLE | Manganese, Chromium | 242 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,812 tank facilities in Mecklenburg: 1,295 tanks in service and 4,328 closed. 1,944 fuel releases are on record, of which 426 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- ARMY RESERVE XVIII AIRBORNE CORPSCHARLOTTE
- BENNETT STREET CONTAMINATED WELLCHARLOTTE
- BRENNTAG SOUTHEAST INCCHARLOTTE
- BROOKSHIRE TRAILERSCHARLOTTE
- CHARLOTTE BAY TRADING DRUM SITECHARLOTTE
- CHARLOTTE POTASSIUM CYANIDE SITECHARLOTTE
- CHARLOTTE SEWER DUMPINGCHARLOTTE
- CHEM-WAY CORPCHARLOTTE
- CHEROKEE OIL COMPANYCHARLOTTE
- CHEROKEE OIL SITECHARLOTTE
- CONSOS. INCORPORATEDCHARLOTTE
- DANA VANDALISM SPILLCHARLOTTE
- DAVIDSON ASBESTOS SITEDAVIDSON
- DAVIDSON COMMUNITY ASBESTOSDAVIDSON
- DETREX CORPCHARLOTTE
- DOVE ENVIRONMENTAL DRUM SITECHARLOTTE
- DYNATECHCHARLOTTE
- E. C. MANUFACTURINGPINEVILLE
- HINES PROPERTY WELL SITECHARLOTTE
- HOLLINGBOURNE ROAD MERCURY RESPONSEHUNTERSVILLE
- IDLEWILD DRUM SITECHARLOTTE
- KILLARNEY PLACE MERCURY SPILLCHARLOTTE
- KIN PROPERTIES ABANDONED DRUMSCHARLOTTE
- MARTIN-MARIETTA, SODYECO, INC.CHARLOTTE
- MECKLENBURG COUNTY ORPHAN RADCHARLOTTE
- MELYNDA RD DRUM SITECHARLOTTE
- MOUNT HOLLY ROAD EXPOLOSIVESCHARLOTTE
- OLD MT. HOLLY ROAD PCE SITECHARLOTTE
- PINEVILLE TEXTILE MILLPINEVILLE
- RAM LEATHER CARE SITECHARLOTTE
- RIDGE LANE ROAD DIELDRIN SITECHARLOTTE
- ROBINWOOD DRIVECHARLOTTE
- SKYBOX CONDOMINIUM VAPOR INTRUSION SITECHARLOTTE
- SOUTHERN RESOURCESCHARLOTTE
- SUMMIT RESOURCE MANAGEMENTMATTHEWS
- TOM SADLER ROAD WELLSCHARLOTTE
- TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATIONCHARLOTTE
- TRYON STREET UHAUL SITECHARLOTTE
- UNIVAR USA INC - CONTINENTAL BLVDCHARLOTTE
- VIRGINIA CAROLINA CHEMICAL (VCC) CHARLOTTECHARLOTTE
- WINONA STREET DRUM SITECHARLOTTE
- WINSTON CONTAINER COMPANYCHARLOTTE
- WOOD PROTECTION PRODUCTS INCORPORATEDCHARLOTTE