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Hardin County, TN

The federal environmental record for Hardin County (population 27,229): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

0

Superfund NPL sites

4

federal cleanup sites

2

PFAS-detecting water systems

3

TRI facilities

2

open tank releases

Drinking water: PFAS testing

Public water systems serving Hardin 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.

SystemHighest resultsReading
FIRST U.D. OF HARDIN COUNTY

TN0000546

PFOS: 25.9 ng/L

PFOA: 17.3 ng/L

PFBA: 9 ng/L

above final limit
SAVANNAH UTILITY DEPT

TN0000611

PFOS: 15.8 ng/L

PFBA: 6.3 ng/L

PFBS: 4.1 ng/L

above final limit

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

3 facilities in Hardin filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 1.7M lb released.

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILLCOUNCEMethanol, Manganese And Manganese Compounds1.6M lb
PRAXIS COS LLCSAVANNAHStyrene, Methyl methacrylate123k lb
CLAYTON SAVANNAHSAVANNAH-0 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 127 tank facilities in Hardin: 71 tanks in service and 307 closed. 81 fuel releases are on record, of which 2 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Hardin 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.

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All federal cleanup sites on file

The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Hardin, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

  • HARDIN COUNTY DRUM DUMPNIXON
  • MCDONALDS ONE HOUR CLEANERSSAVANNAH
  • PICKWICK LAKE DRUM SITEPICKWICK DAM
  • WILLIAMS CABINET DRUMSAVANNAH