Madison County, TN
The federal environmental record for Madison County (population 99,193): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
2
Superfund NPL sites
10
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
21
TRI facilities
6
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Creosote Works, Inc. (Jackson Plant) | Jackson | on the NPL | 06/10/1986 |
| ICG Iselin Railroad Yard | Jackson | deleted | 12/16/1994 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Madison 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 |
|---|---|---|
| JACKSON WATER SYSTEM TN0000299 | PFOS: 20 ng/L PFHxS: 16.3 ng/L PFBS: 3.7 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
21 facilities in Madison filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 2.6M lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA - JACKSON MILL | JACKSON | Zinc compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 2.5M lb |
| PRINGLES MANUFACTURING | JACKSON | Ammonia, Acetaldehyde | 42k lb |
| CONAGRA FOODS PACKAGED FOODS LLC | JACKSON | Ammonia | 26k lb |
| ELECTRI-GLASS INC. | JACKSON | Styrene | 17k lb |
| MOST INC | JACKSON | Copper compounds, Lead compounds | 12k lb |
| VORTEQ COIL FINISHERS | JACKSON | Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Certain glycol ethers | 4k lb |
| OWENS CORNING - JACKSON TN | JACKSON | Lead compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 299 lb |
| YOUNG TOUCHSTONE | JACKSON | Nickel, Lead | 172 lb |
| DELTA FAUCET CO OF TENNESSEE | JACKSON | Copper, Nickel compounds | 78 lb |
| CARLSTAR JACKSON | JACKSON | Zinc compounds | 33 lb |
| TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING TENNESSEE (TMMTN) | JACKSON | Copper, Zinc (fume or dust) | 21 lb |
| PACE INDUSTRIES LLC | JACKSON | Copper, Manganese | 11 lb |
| STANLEY BLACK & DECKER US INC (CDIY - PORTER-CABLE DIV) | JACKSON | Copper, Lead | 6 lb |
| TMS INTERNATIONAL LLC | JACKSON | Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds | 4 lb |
| KAISER ALUMINUM FABRICATED PRODUCTS LLC | JACKSON | Copper, Lead | 4 lb |
| MAT INDUSTRIES LLC | JACKSON | Manganese | 3 lb |
| POTTERS INDUSTRIES LLC | JACKSON | Lead | 1 lb |
| TBDN TENNESSEE CO | JACKSON | - | 0 lb |
| TOYOTA BOSHOKU TENNESSEE LLC | JACKSON | - | 0 lb |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP | JACKSON | - | 0 lb |
| BT REDI MIX - JACKSON | JACKSON | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 443 tank facilities in Madison: 279 tanks in service and 860 closed. 177 fuel releases are on record, of which 6 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Madison 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 Madison, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- AMERICAN CREOSOTE WORKSJACKSON
- CAMPBELL STREET MERCURYJACKSON
- CARRIAGE HOUSE CLEANERSJACKSON
- CITIZENS GAS LIGHTJACKSON
- ICG ISELIN RAILROAD YARDJACKSON
- IMPACT CREATIONS DRUMSJACKSON
- JACKSON AUTOMOTIVEJACKSON
- PORTER CABLE CORPORATIONJACKSON
- SAVINGS OIL CO.JACKSON
- SUNSHINE CLEANERSJACKSON