Franklin County, PA
The federal environmental record for Franklin County (population 156,902): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
2
Superfund NPL sites
2
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
15
TRI facilities
34
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letterkenny Army Depot (PDO Area) | Franklin County | on the NPL | 03/13/1989 |
| Letterkenny Army Depot (SE Area) | Chambersburg | on the NPL | 07/22/1987 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Franklin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BEAR VALLEY JOINT AUTH PA7280043 | 6:2 FTS: 9.7 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
15 facilities in Franklin filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 99k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. ARMY LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT | CHAMBERSBURG | Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ethylene glycol | 98k lb |
| JLG INDUSTRIES INC-HYKES ROAD FACILITY | GREENCASTLE | Manganese, Propylene | 425 lb |
| BWISE TRAILERS | CHAMBERSBURG | Manganese, Copper | 110 lb |
| GROVE U.S. LLC | SHADY GROVE | Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 78 lb |
| VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT NA LLC SHIPPENSBURG | SHIPPENSBURG | Manganese compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 64 lb |
| TB WOOD'S INC | CHAMBERSBURG | Formaldehyde | 59 lb |
| CONCRETE PIPE & PRECAST LLC-GREENCASTLE PRECAST PLANT | GREENCASTLE | Lead | 52 lb |
| EPIROC DRILLING TOOLS LLC | FORT LOUDON | Nickel, Manganese | 19 lb |
| WENGER FEEDS LLC-SHIPPENSBURG (F/K/A WENGER'S FEED MILL IN | SHIPPENSBURG | Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 5 lb |
| ALEX C FERGUSSON LLC | CHAMBERSBURG | Peracetic acid | 1 lb |
| NOVAE LLC - CAM SUPERLINE | WAYNESBORO | Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper compounds | 1 lb |
| D.L. MARTIN CO. | MERCERSBURG | - | 0 lb |
| WESTLAKE ROYAL STONE LLC - GREENCASTLE (ANTRIM COMMONS) | GREENCASTLE | - | 0 lb |
| CARGILL ANIMAL NUTRITION | CHAMBERSBURG | - | 0 lb |
| KNOUSE FOODS COOP INC CHAMBERSBURG PLANT | CHAMBERSBURG | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 447 tank facilities in Franklin: 336 tanks in service and 1,044 closed. 159 fuel releases are on record, of which 34 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Franklin 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 Franklin, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT (PDO AREA)CHAMBERSBURG
- LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT (SE AREA)CHAMBERSBURG