Lorain County, OH
The federal environmental record for Lorain County (population 317,910): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
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Superfund NPL sites
15
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
35
TRI facilities
46
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Steel Corp. Quarry | Elyria | deleted | 06/10/1986 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Lorain 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 |
|---|---|---|
| OBERLIN WATER DEPARTMENT OH4700911 | PFBA: 8.2 ng/L PFPeA: 5.3 ng/L PFHxA: 5 ng/L | detected |
| RURAL LORAIN CO. WATER A OH4701803 | PFBA: 5.2 ng/L PFHxA: 3 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
35 facilities in Lorain filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 1.3M lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASF CORP | ELYRIA | Copper And Copper Compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 477k lb |
| ROSS INCINERATION SERVICES INC | GRAFTON | Barium And Barium Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds | 432k lb |
| REWORLD TRON CORP | AVON | Ethylene glycol, Nitric acid | 300k lb |
| FORD MOTOR CO - OHIO ASSEMBLY PLANT | AVON LAKE | Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 25k lb |
| ADVANCED POLYMER COATINGS | AVON | Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene | 8k lb |
| RIDDELL SPORTS GROUP INC. | NORTH RIDGEVILLE | Xylene (mixed isomers) | 7k lb |
| ADDIPEL | ELYRIA | Zinc compounds | 6k lb |
| AVIVA METALS INC | LORAIN | Copper, Aluminum (fume or dust) | 4k lb |
| WESTERN ENTERPRISES | AVON LAKE | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Copper | 3k lb |
| AVON LAKE ENVIRONMENTAL REDEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC | AVON LAKE | Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Lead compounds | 2k lb |
| ELYRIA FOUNDRY CO LLC | ELYRIA | Phenol, Copper | 2k lb |
| FOREST CITY TECHNOLOGIES PLANT 8 | WELLINGTON | Toluene | 2k lb |
| HYDRO-AIRE AEROSPACE CORP. | ELYRIA | Ammonia | 2k lb |
| LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS | AVON LAKE | Chlorine, Acrylic acid | 1k lb |
| UNITED INITIATORS INC | ELYRIA | tert-Butyl alcohol, Benzoyl chloride | 1k lb |
| L & W CLEVELAND INC. | AVON | Manganese, Chromium | 291 lb |
| ALCO MANUFACTURING CORP LLC | ELYRIA | Manganese, Lead | 224 lb |
| GEON PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS | AVON LAKE | Antimony And Antimony Compounds | 49 lb |
| NELSON STUD WELDING | ELYRIA | Nickel | 26 lb |
| MATERION BRUSH PERFORMANCE ALLOYS | LORAIN | Copper, Nickel | 24 lb |
| MEXICHEM SPECIALTY RESINS INC | AVON LAKE | Vinyl chloride | 13 lb |
| SECTIONAL STAMPING INC. | WELLINGTON | Chromium, Manganese | 10 lb |
| WATTEREDGE LLC | AVON LAKE | Lead | 4 lb |
| NORTH AMERICAN KITCHEN SOLUTIONS INC. | ELYRIA | Chromium | 3 lb |
| PARKER HANNIFIN HVD | ELYRIA | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 538 tank facilities in Lorain: 446 tanks in service and 1,173 closed. 792 fuel releases are on record, of which 46 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Lorain 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 Lorain, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CHEMICAL RECOVERY SYSTEMSELYRIA
- COLUMBUS STREET MERCURY SPILLELYRIA
- DOVE MANUFACTURINGCOLUMBIA STATION
- EDK IRON WORKSELYRIA
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY - OHIO ASSEMBLY PLANT (0247030471)AVON LAKE
- FORD RD IND LDFLELYRIA
- GENERAL INDUSTRIESELYRIA
- LAKEVIEW MERCURY SPILLLORAIN
- LORAIN COUNTY MERCURY SPILL SITESHEFFIELD LAKE
- LORAIN COUNTY PESTICIDESLORAIN
- OBERLIN LEAKING USTOBERLIN
- PRUITT & GRACELORAIN
- REPUBLIC STEEL CORP. QUARRYELYRIA
- REPUBLIC WASTE ASBESTOS CONTAINER REMOVALELYRIA
- SUNOCO PIPELINE WELLINGTON OHIOWELLINGTON