Smith County, TN
The federal environmental record for Smith County (population 20,538): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
2
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
5
TRI facilities
1
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Smith 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SMITH UTILITY DISTRICT TN0000636 | PFBS: 4 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
5 facilities in Smith filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 140k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONNELL ALUMINUM INC. | CARTHAGE | Ammonia, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 137k lb |
| NYRSTAR - CUMBERLAND MINE | CARTHAGE | Zinc compounds, Lead compounds | 1k lb |
| NYSTAR GORDONSVILLE MINE & MILL | GORDONSVILLE | Zinc compounds, Cadmium compounds | 995 lb |
| SHIROKI-GT LLC | GORDONSVILLE | - | 0 lb |
| TAIHO MANUFACTURING OF TENNESSEE,.LLC. | GORDONSVILLE | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 95 tank facilities in Smith: 45 tanks in service and 184 closed. 57 fuel releases are on record, of which 1 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Smith 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 Smith, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CARTHAGE CHROMIC ACID SPILLCARTHAGE
- TVA HARTSVILLE DISTRIBUTION CENTERDIXON SPRINGS