Union County, NC
The federal environmental record for Union County (population 256,452): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
6
federal cleanup sites
3
PFAS-detecting water systems
19
TRI facilities
49
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Union 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WINGATE, TOWN OF NC0190030 | PFBA: 10.6 ng/L PFOS: 4.9 ng/L PFPeA: 4.3 ng/L | above final limit |
| UNION COUNTY WATER SYSTEM NC0190413 | PFPeA: 10 ng/L PFHxA: 7.4 ng/L PFBA: 6.5 ng/L | above final limit |
| MONROE, CITY OF NC0190010 | PFBA: 6.9 ng/L PFBS: 5.6 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
19 facilities in Union filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 145k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| SURTECO N.A. INC. | MONROE | Toluene, Methanol | 67k lb |
| ATI SPECIALTY MATERIALS - BAKERS SITE | MONROE | Nickel, Cobalt | 38k lb |
| TYSON FARMS INC | MONROE | Ammonia, Peracetic acid | 15k lb |
| ATI SPECIALTY MATERIALS - MONROE PLANT | MONROE | Nickel, Cobalt | 9k lb |
| PRO-TOPS INC | MATTHEWS | Styrene | 8k lb |
| GOULSTON TECHNOLOGIES | MONROE | Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Ethylene glycol | 4k lb |
| PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP MARSHVILLE PROCESSING FACILITY | MARSHVILLE | Peracetic acid | 4k lb |
| CONN-SELMER INC LUDWIG FACILITY | MONROE | Copper | 28 lb |
| CIRCOR PUMPS N.A. LLC | MONROE | Zinc compounds, Lead | 15 lb |
| CONSOLIDATED METCO INC | MONROE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 3 lb |
| YALE SECURITY INC.,NORTON DOOR CONTROLS | MONROE | Copper, Lead compounds | 3 lb |
| PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP WINGATE FEED MILL | WINGATE | - | 0 lb |
| CONCRETE SUPPLY CO - MATTHEWS | MATTHEWS | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
| CONCRETE SUPPLY CO LLC-MONROE | MONROE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
| SWS CONCRETE-STALLINGS PLANT | STALLINGS | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
| BLUEDOT-READI-MIX-MONROE (PLANT #105) | MONROE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
| CONSOLIDATED METCO INC. | MONROE | - | 0 lb |
| INDIAN TRAIL CONCRETE PLANT | INDIAN TRAIL | Lead | 0 lb |
| SWS CONCRETE-MONROE PLANT | MONROE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 431 tank facilities in Union: 321 tanks in service and 937 closed. 365 fuel releases are on record, of which 49 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Union 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 Union, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- NATIONAL PETROLEUM PACKERSSTALLINGS
- PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP MARSHVILLE FACILITYMARSHVILLE
- RHODERIA DRIVE WELLSMATTHEWS
- RHODERIA DRUM SITESTALLINGS
- STALLINGS SALVAGEINDIAN TRAIL
- UNIONVILLE TANKER ROLLOVERMONROE