Runnels County, TX
The federal environmental record for Runnels County (population 9,868): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
0
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
2
TRI facilities
2
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Runnels 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CITY OF BALLINGER TX2000001 | PFBA: 15 ng/L 6:2 FTS: 6 ng/L PFBS: 5.1 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
2 facilities in Runnels filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 102 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUELLER SUPPLY CO INC. | BALLINGER | Manganese, Nickel | 98 lb |
| BUDDY'S PLANT PLUS CORP | BALLINGER | Pendimethalin, Trifluralin | 4 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 92 tank facilities in Runnels: 39 tanks in service and 209 closed. 40 fuel releases are on record, of which 2 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Runnels as Zone 3, the lowest predicted indoor radon (under 2 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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