Giles County, TN
The federal environmental record for Giles County (population 30,721): 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
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
6
TRI facilities
0
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Giles 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MINOR HILL WATER UTIL DIST TN0000469 | PFOS: 5 ng/L | above final limit |
| FAIRVIEW UTILITY DISTRICT TN0000563 | PFOS: 6.2 ng/L PFBS: 3 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
6 facilities in Giles filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 108k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGOTTEAUX INC | PULASKI | Manganese, Nickel | 48k lb |
| FRITO-LAY INC | PULASKI | Ammonia | 30k lb |
| MARELLI TENNESSEE USA LLC. | PULASKI | sec-Butyl alcohol | 30k lb |
| ADIENT PULASKI | PULASKI | Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 5 lb |
| WOLVERINE TUBE INC | ARDMORE | Copper, Lead | 2 lb |
| T C CLARAGE | PULASKI | Nickel | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 151 tank facilities in Giles: 86 tanks in service and 361 closed. 49 fuel releases are on record, of which 0 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Giles 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 Giles, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- PULASKI PLASTICS FIREPULASKI
- PULASKI TRUCK ROLLOVERPULASKI
- UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS WOLVERINE DIVARDMORE