Brown County, OH
The federal environmental record for Brown County (population 43,777): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
2
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
2
TRI facilities
15
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Brown 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GEORGETOWN VILLAGE PWS OH0800503 | PFOA: 4.7 ng/L | above final limit |
| MOUNT ORAB VILLAGE PWS OH0801011 | PFBA: 5.5 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
2 facilities in Brown filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 652 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILACRON PLASTICS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LLC-MT ORAB | MOUNT ORAB | Ammonia, Nickel | 594 lb |
| AMERICAN TRAILER WORKS OHIO LLC | MOUNT ORAB | Manganese, Copper | 58 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 109 tank facilities in Brown: 98 tanks in service and 232 closed. 121 fuel releases are on record, of which 15 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Brown 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 Brown, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- TRI-STATE CHEMICAL COMPANYWINCHESTER
- US SHOE SITE AKA FORMER US SHOE FACILITYRIPLEY