Somerset County, PA
The federal environmental record for Somerset County (population 72,710): 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
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
5
TRI facilities
14
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Somerset 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CONEMAUGH TWP MUNI AUTH PA4560048 | PFBA: 13.2 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
5 facilities in Somerset filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 12k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH AMERICAN HOGANAS | HOLLSOPPLE | Zinc compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 11k lb |
| AAADCG INC. ROCKWOOD DIV | ROCKWOOD | Copper, Chromium | 1k lb |
| HOOVER CONVEYOR & FABRICATION CORP | MEYERSDALE | Lead | 1 lb |
| ITI TRAILER & TRUCK BODIES INC | MEYERSDALE | - | 0 lb |
| 4 GUYS INC | MEYERSDALE | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 368 tank facilities in Somerset: 226 tanks in service and 876 closed. 177 fuel releases are on record, of which 14 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Somerset 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 Somerset, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
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