Bedford County, TN
The federal environmental record for Bedford County (population 53,055): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
3
federal cleanup sites
3
PFAS-detecting water systems
3
TRI facilities
1
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Bedford 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BEDFORD COUNTY UTILITY DISTRICT TN0000517 | PFOA: 8.2 ng/L PFBS: 7.5 ng/L PFOS: 4.8 ng/L | above final limit |
| SHELBYVILLE WATER SYSTEM TN0000628 | PFOA: 7.9 ng/L PFBS: 7.4 ng/L PFOS: 5.9 ng/L | above final limit |
| WARTRACE WATER SYSTEM TN0000730 | PFOA: 11.6 ng/L PFBS: 10.4 ng/L PFHxA: 7.8 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
3 facilities in Bedford filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 11k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| TYSON FARMS INC-PROCESSING | SHELBYVILLE | Ammonia, Peracetic acid | 10k lb |
| COOPER'S STEEL FABRICATORS | SHELBYVILLE | Manganese | 529 lb |
| MARELLI N.A. INC. - SHELBYVILLE | SHELBYVILLE | Chromium | 280 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 153 tank facilities in Bedford: 86 tanks in service and 286 closed. 59 fuel releases are on record, of which 1 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Bedford 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 Bedford, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- FAR STAR SITESHELBYVILLE
- MID TENN TANNING COMPANY, INC.SHELBYVILLE
- SOUTHERN ENERGY BIODIESELSHELBYVILLE