Cumberland County, PA
The federal environmental record for Cumberland County (population 268,579): 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
3
federal cleanup sites
6
PFAS-detecting water systems
17
TRI facilities
41
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Ships Parts Control Center | Mechanicsburg | on the NPL | 05/31/1994 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Cumberland 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CARLISLE WATER TRMT PLT PA7210002 | PFOS: 11.3 ng/L PFBS: 7.2 ng/L PFBA: 5.2 ng/L | above final limit |
| SUEZ MECHANICSBURG PA7210028 | PFOS: 11.4 ng/L PFPeA: 8.1 ng/L PFOA: 7.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| PA AMERICAN WATER CO WEST PA7210029 | PFOS: 10.4 ng/L PFOA: 4.9 ng/L PFPeA: 3.4 ng/L | above final limit |
| STATE CORRECTIONAL INST PA7210046 | PFOS: 5.3 ng/L PFPeA: 4.3 ng/L PFBS: 4.3 ng/L | above final limit |
| N MIDDLETON WATER AUTH PA7210049 | PFOS: 16.9 ng/L PFBS: 8 ng/L PFOA: 8 ng/L | above final limit |
| SOUTH MIDDLETON TWP WATER AUTH PA7210050 | PFBS: 3.2 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
17 facilities in Cumberland filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 263k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLISLE SYNTEC A DIV OF CARLISLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIA | CARLISLE | Zinc compounds, Toluene | 194k lb |
| LAND O'LAKES - CARLISLE | CARLISLE | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 61k lb |
| DAIRY FARMERS OF AMER/MECHANICSBURG | MECHANICSBURG | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 5k lb |
| WORLD ENERGY HARRISBURG LLC | CAMP HILL | Methanol | 2k lb |
| VITRO FLAT GLASS LLC CARLISLE PLANT | CARLISLE | Ammonia, Zinc compounds | 870 lb |
| AMSTED RAIL CO INC. | CAMP HILL | Manganese | 111 lb |
| SCHREIBER FOODS INC | SHIPPENSBURG | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 55 lb |
| JLG INDUSTRIES INC SHIPPENSBURG FACILITY | SHIPPENSBURG | Zinc compounds | 48 lb |
| SKYLINE STEEL LLC-CAMP HILL | CAMP HILL | Manganese, Lead | 45 lb |
| PENNSY SUPPLY INC SILVER SPRING FACILITY | MECHANICSBURG | Lead, Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 18 lb |
| NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO | MECHANICSBURG | Zinc compounds | 13 lb |
| PENNSY SUPPLY INC PENN TWP FACILITY | NEWVILLE | Lead | 8 lb |
| CARLISLE COATINGS & WATERPROOFING INC/CARLISLE | CARLISLE | Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 2 lb |
| ATLAS ROOFING CORP | CAMP HILL | Diisocyanates | 0 lb |
| PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION LLC - HARRISBURG | CAMP HILL | - | 0 lb |
| ADM ANIMAL NUTRITION INC | CAMP HILL | - | 0 lb |
| ADM MILLING CO | CAMP HILL | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 687 tank facilities in Cumberland: 454 tanks in service and 1,655 closed. 301 fuel releases are on record, of which 41 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Cumberland as Zone 1, the highest predicted indoor radon levels (over 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 Cumberland, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CARLISLE ARMY WAR COLCARLISLE
- NAVY SHIPS PARTS CONTROL CENTERMECHANICSBURG
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN ENOLA TRAIN YARDENOLA