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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

SiteCityStatusListed
American Creosote Works, Inc. (Jackson Plant)Jacksonon the NPL06/10/1986
ICG Iselin Railroad YardJacksondeleted12/16/1994

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.

SystemHighest resultsReading
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.

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA - JACKSON MILLJACKSONZinc compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))2.5M lb
PRINGLES MANUFACTURINGJACKSONAmmonia, Acetaldehyde42k lb
CONAGRA FOODS PACKAGED FOODS LLCJACKSONAmmonia26k lb
ELECTRI-GLASS INC.JACKSONStyrene17k lb
MOST INCJACKSONCopper compounds, Lead compounds12k lb
VORTEQ COIL FINISHERSJACKSONChromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Certain glycol ethers4k lb
OWENS CORNING - JACKSON TNJACKSONLead compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)299 lb
YOUNG TOUCHSTONEJACKSONNickel, Lead172 lb
DELTA FAUCET CO OF TENNESSEEJACKSONCopper, Nickel compounds78 lb
CARLSTAR JACKSONJACKSONZinc compounds33 lb
TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING TENNESSEE (TMMTN)JACKSONCopper, Zinc (fume or dust)21 lb
PACE INDUSTRIES LLCJACKSONCopper, Manganese11 lb
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER US INC (CDIY - PORTER-CABLE DIV)JACKSONCopper, Lead6 lb
TMS INTERNATIONAL LLCJACKSONManganese And Manganese Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds4 lb
KAISER ALUMINUM FABRICATED PRODUCTS LLCJACKSONCopper, Lead4 lb
MAT INDUSTRIES LLCJACKSONManganese3 lb
POTTERS INDUSTRIES LLCJACKSONLead1 lb
TBDN TENNESSEE COJACKSON-0 lb
TOYOTA BOSHOKU TENNESSEE LLCJACKSON-0 lb
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LPJACKSON-0 lb
BT REDI MIX - JACKSONJACKSON-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.

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All 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