Hamilton County, TN
The federal environmental record for Hamilton County (population 379,864): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
3
Superfund NPL sites
33
federal cleanup sites
6
PFAS-detecting water systems
50
TRI facilities
6
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amnicola Dump | Chattanooga | deleted | 09/08/1983 |
| Southside Chattanooga Lead | Chattanooga | on the NPL | 09/13/2018 |
| Tennessee Products | Chattanooga | deleted | 09/29/1995 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Hamilton 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SAVANNAH VALLEY U. D. TN0000613 | PFBS: 49 ng/L PFOA: 35 ng/L PFPeA: 30 ng/L | above final limit |
| TENNESSEE AMERICAN WATER TN0000107 | PFBS: 9.5 ng/L PFBA: 8.5 ng/L | detected |
| EASTSIDE UTILITY DISTRICT TN0000219 | PFBA: 11.2 ng/L | detected |
| HIXSON UTILITY DISTRICT TN0000303 | PFBS: 10 ng/L PFHxS: 6.1 ng/L | detected |
| SIGNAL MOUNTAIN WATER SYSTEM TN0000634 | PFBS: 11 ng/L PFBA: 9.1 ng/L | detected |
| WALDEN'S RIDGE UTILITY DISTRICT TN0000635 | PFBS: 5.1 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
50 facilities in Hamilton filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 387k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA CHATTANOOGA OPERATIONS LLC. | CHATTANOOGA | Certain glycol ethers, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 127k lb |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC GALVANIZING | CHATTANOOGA | Zinc compounds, Lead | 96k lb |
| BRENNTAG MID-SOUTH INC. | CHATTANOOGA | Toluene, Diethanolamine | 93k lb |
| MUELLER CO | CHATTANOOGA | Lead, Zinc compounds | 30k lb |
| CHATTEM CHEMICALS INC. | CHATTANOOGA | Ammonia, Methanol | 19k lb |
| LAMBERTI SYNTHESIS USA INC | CHATTANOOGA | Diethanolamine, Nonylphenol | 3k lb |
| ROYAL CHEMICAL CO | CHATTANOOGA | Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Ammonia | 2k lb |
| ADVANCED TECHNICAL CERAMICS CO | CHATTANOOGA | Ammonia | 2k lb |
| BASF CORP | CHATTANOOGA | Styrene, 1,3-Butadiene | 2k lb |
| NIPPON SHOKUBAI AMERICA INDUSTRIES INC. (FORMERLY NA INDUSTR | CHATTANOOGA | Acrylic acid, Maleic anhydride | 2k lb |
| MILLER INDUSTRIES TOWING EQUIPMENT INC. | OOLTEWAH | Manganese | 1k lb |
| PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP CHATTANOOGA FRESH FACILITY | CHATTANOOGA | Peracetic acid | 1k lb |
| WR GRACE CHATTANOOGA PLANT | CHATTANOOGA | Aluminum (fume or dust), Ammonia | 1k lb |
| ALLIED METAL CO | CHATTANOOGA | Zinc compounds, Copper | 962 lb |
| SIGNAL MOUNTAIN CEMENT CO DBA BUZZI UNICEM USA | CHATTANOOGA | Manganese compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 889 lb |
| CHATTEM INC PLANT 2 | CHATTANOOGA | Selenium And Selenium Compounds, 1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta[g]-2-benzopyran | 863 lb |
| WOODBRIDGE INOAC TECHNICAL PRODUCTS LLC | CHATTANOOGA | Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 750 lb |
| BASF CORP | CHATTANOOGA | 1,3-Butadiene, Ammonia | 685 lb |
| US TVA SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT | SODDY DAISY | Lead | 653 lb |
| ROADTEC INC. (RIVERSIDE DRIVE PLANT) | CHATTANOOGA | Manganese | 563 lb |
| CARLISLE POLYURETHANE SYSTEMS | CHATTANOOGA | Diisocyanates, Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 409 lb |
| PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP CHATTANOOGA DEBONE/COOK FACILIT | CHATTANOOGA | Peracetic acid | 300 lb |
| TAG MANUFACTURING INC. | CHATTANOOGA | Manganese, Chromium | 260 lb |
| UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA | CHATTANOOGA | n-Butyl alcohol | 238 lb |
| FXI INC. - CHATTANOOGA | CHATTANOOGA | Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 224 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,064 tank facilities in Hamilton: 702 tanks in service and 2,487 closed. 1,135 fuel releases are on record, of which 6 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Hamilton 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 Hamilton, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- AMNICOLA DUMPCHATTANOOGA
- C F INDUSTRIES INCHARRISON
- CHATTANOOGA CHLORINE SPILLCHATTANOOGA
- CHICKAMAUGA POWER SERVICE CENTERCHATTANOOGA
- CHICKAMAUGA POWER SERVICE CENTERCHATTANOOGA
- EAST 14TH ST. MERCURY SPILLCHATTANOOGA
- ELECTRO-TEST CORPCHATTANOOGA
- FORMER CHATTANOOGA DRY CLEANINGCHATTANOOGA
- HILLSBORO TRACTOR TRAILER WRECKHILLSBOROQ
- I-24 EXPLOSIVES FIRECHATTANOOGA
- JAT SYSTEMS, INC.SALE CREEK
- LUPTON CITY PCB SITELUPTON
- MCBRIEN ROAD TRACTOR TRAILER FIRECHATTANOOGA
- MORNINGSIDE CHEMICAL COCHATTANOOGA
- NATIONAL MICRODYNAMICSCHATTANOOGA
- OAK STREET MERCURY CHATTANOOGACHATTANOOGA
- OOLTEWAH SODIIUM HYPOCHLORITE RELEASEOOLTEWAH
- RUNNING WATER CREEK TANKER ROLLOVERCHATTANOOGA
- SCHWERMAN TRUCKING CO.CHATTANOOGA
- SIGNAL MOUNTAIN MERCURY SPILLSIGNAL MOUNTAIN
- SOUTHSIDE CHATTANOOGA LEADCHATTANOOGA
- SOUTHSIDE IICHATTANOOGA
- TENNESSEE PRODUCTSCHATTANOOGA
- TRIAD TRANSPORTER CHLOROACETIC ACID SPILLCHATTANOOGA
- U.S.COAST GUARD (OUACHITA) SHORESIDECHATTANOOGA
- UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA LLCCHATTANOOGA
- US PIPE & FOUNDRY BENZINECHATTANOOGA
- US TVA CONCORD SUBSTATIONCHATTANOOGA
- US TVA SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANTSODDY DAISY
- VOLUNTEER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANTCHATTANOOGA
- WATKINS STREET ASBESTOSCHATTANOOGA
- WESTROCK ALUM SPILLCHATTANOOGA
- WOLFTEVER CREEK TOTEOOLTEWAH