Decatur County, TN
The federal environmental record for Decatur County (population 11,656): 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
1
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
2
TRI facilities
0
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Decatur 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PARSONS WATER DEPARTMENT TN0000541 | PFOS: 13 ng/L PFBA: 10 ng/L PFOA: 6.9 ng/L | above final limit |
| NORTH U.D. OF DECATUR/BENTON CO. TN0000883 | PFOS: 20.3 ng/L PFBA: 14 ng/L PFOA: 11.2 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
2 facilities in Decatur filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 5 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOLPAK LLC (PARSONS) | PARSONS | Diisocyanates | 5 lb |
| ERGON ASPHALT & EMULSIONS INC. - PARSONS | PARSONS | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 75 tank facilities in Decatur: 34 tanks in service and 122 closed. 28 fuel releases are on record, of which 0 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Decatur 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 Decatur, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
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