Lane County, OR
The federal environmental record for Lane County (population 381,181): 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
3
PFAS-detecting water systems
22
TRI facilities
107
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte Mine | Cottage Grove | on the NPL | 03/04/2010 |
| J. H. Baxter | Eugene | on the NPL | 07/03/2025 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Lane 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MARCOLA WATER DISTRICT OR4100508 | PFHxS: 7.4 ng/L PFOS: 6.8 ng/L | above final limit |
| SPRINGFIELD UTILITY BOARD OR4100837 | PFPeA: 18.6 ng/L PFHxA: 12.4 ng/L PFBA: 10.5 ng/L | above final limit |
| RAINBOW WATER DISTRICT OR4100839 | PFOS: 9.4 ng/L PFOA: 4.2 ng/L PFBS: 3.8 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
22 facilities in Lane filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 684k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER | SPRINGFIELD | Methanol, Ammonia | 565k lb |
| MURPHY PLYWOOD CO EUGENE OPERATIONS | EUGENE | Ammonia, Methanol | 45k lb |
| HEXION INC. | SPRINGFIELD | Methanol, Formaldehyde | 32k lb |
| FORREST PAINT CO DBA FORREST TECHNICAL COATINGS | EUGENE | Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) | 15k lb |
| ARCLIN USA LLC | SPRINGFIELD | Formaldehyde, Methanol | 9k lb |
| BAKELITE CHEMICALS LLC | EUGENE | Methanol, Phenol | 8k lb |
| EUGENE EWP PLANT | EUGENE | Phenol | 8k lb |
| PETERSON PACIFIC CORP | EUGENE | Manganese | 589 lb |
| SWANSON GROUP MFG SPRINGFIELD PLYWOOD | SPRINGFIELD | Diisocyanates | 428 lb |
| KINGSFORD MANUFACTURING CO | SPRINGFIELD | Methanol, Lead And Lead Compounds | 283 lb |
| PIERCE FITTINGS INC. | EUGENE | Zinc compounds | 200 lb |
| ASTEC EUGENE FRANKLIN BLVD | EUGENE | Manganese, Copper | 127 lb |
| ROSBORO LLC - VAUGHN | VENETA | Phenol | 24 lb |
| MOLECULAR PROBES INC. | EUGENE | Chloroform | 24 lb |
| CARRY ON TRAILER CORP | COBURG | Manganese, Lead | 20 lb |
| ROSBORO CO LLC SPRINGFIELD FACILITY | SPRINGFIELD | Phenol | 19 lb |
| SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS INC | EUGENE | - | 0 lb |
| BULK HANDLING SYSTEMS INC | EUGENE | - | 0 lb |
| WESTERN PNEUMATICS LLC | EUGENE | - | 0 lb |
| STELLA-JONES CORP | EUGENE | Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lb |
| THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO LLC | EUGENE | - | 0 lb |
| MDU RESOURCES EUGENE CONCRETE | EUGENE | Lead And Lead Compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,004 tank facilities in Lane: 399 tanks in service and 2,378 closed. 891 fuel releases are on record, of which 107 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Lane 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 Lane, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- BLACK BUTTE MINECOTTAGE GROVE
- BPS ASSOCIATESEUGENE
- COE CIVIL BLUE RIVER DAMEUGENE
- COE CIVIL COUGAR DAMBLUE RIVER
- COE CIVIL DORENA DAMCOTTAGE GROVE
- COE CIVIL FALL CREEK DAMFALL CREEK
- HELENA MINECOTTAGE GROVE
- J H BAXTER AND COMPANYEUGENE
- OAKRIDGE GROUND WATER PCEOAKRIDGE
- PLEASANT HILL ASBESTOS EMERGENCY RESPONSEPLEASANT HILL
- SIUSLAW MARINA, LLCFLORENCE
- UPPER ROW RIVER WATERSHEDCOTTAGE GROVE
- USDA FS LOWELL SERVICE CENTER WAREHOUSELOWELL
- USDA FS UMPQUA NF: CHAMPION MINECOTTAGE GROVE
- USDOE BPA ALVEY SUBSTATIONEUGENE