Tarrant County, TX
The federal environmental record for Tarrant County (population 2,182,947): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
3
Superfund NPL sites
30
federal cleanup sites
24
PFAS-detecting water systems
113
TRI facilities
70
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Plant #4 (General Dynamics) | Fort Worth | on the NPL | 08/30/1990 |
| Pesses Chemical Co. | Fort Worth | deleted | 06/10/1986 |
| Sandy Beach Road Ground Water Plume | Azle | on the NPL | 09/14/2005 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Tarrant 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 ARLINGTON TX2200001 | PFBA: 8 ng/L PFPeA: 6.5 ng/L PFBS: 5.9 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF BEDFORD TX2200003 | PFBA: 9 ng/L PFBS: 4.6 ng/L PFPeA: 4.4 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF FORT WORTH TX2200012 | PFHxS: 25.8 ng/L PFHxA: 10.6 ng/L PFBA: 10 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF GRAPEVINE TX2200013 | PFHxA: 17.3 ng/L PFPeA: 16.3 ng/L PFBA: 13 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF HALTOM CITY TX2200014 | PFBA: 42 ng/L PFHxS: 18.1 ng/L PFHxA: 9 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF COLLEYVILLE TX2200043 | PFBA: 8.4 ng/L PFOS: 5.4 ng/L PFBS: 4.2 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF LAKE WORTH TX2200060 | PFHxS: 13.7 ng/L 6:2 FTS: 8.3 ng/L PFBA: 6.6 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS TX2200063 | PFHxS: 9.5 ng/L PFBA: 8.5 ng/L PFHxA: 5.5 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF SOUTHLAKE TX2200075 | PFHxS: 10.7 ng/L PFBA: 8.8 ng/L PFHxA: 5.7 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT TX2200081 | PFHxS: 9.1 ng/L PFBA: 7.6 ng/L PFOS: 5 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF KELLER TX2200096 | PFHxS: 10.6 ng/L PFBA: 8.3 ng/L PFOS: 5.7 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF AZLE TX2200002 | PFBA: 5.8 ng/L PFPeA: 3 ng/L | detected |
| CITY OF FOREST HILL TX2200011 | PFBA: 7 ng/L PFHxA: 4.4 ng/L PFPeA: 3.9 ng/L | detected |
| CITY OF MANSFIELD TX2200018 | PFBA: 9.8 ng/L PFPeA: 3.8 ng/L PFHxA: 3.4 ng/L | detected |
| CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS TX2200022 | PFBA: 7.8 ng/L PFPeA: 3.6 ng/L PFHxA: 3.4 ng/L | detected |
| CITY OF SAGINAW TX2200023 | PFBA: 8.1 ng/L PFHxA: 3.7 ng/L PFPeA: 3.4 ng/L | detected |
| BENBROOK WATER AUTHORITY TX2200029 | PFHpA: 6.4 ng/L PFBA: 5.1 ng/L PFBS: 3.1 ng/L | detected |
| CITY OF EULESS TX2200031 | PFBA: 8.5 ng/L PFPeA: 5.5 ng/L PFBS: 4.8 ng/L | detected |
| CITY OF CROWLEY TX2200034 | PFBA: 6 ng/L | detected |
| COMMUNITY WSC TX2200044 | PFBA: 10.6 ng/L | detected |
| CITY OF HURST TX2200054 | PFBA: 6.3 ng/L PFPeA: 3.9 ng/L PFHxA: 3.2 ng/L | detected |
| CITY OF RIVER OAKS TX2200069 | PFHxS: 3.1 ng/L | detected |
| CITY OF WATAUGA TX2200328 | PFBA: 11.4 ng/L PFHxS: 7.2 ng/L PFPeA: 4.4 ng/L | detected |
| NAVAL AIR STN JOINT RESERVE BASE TX2200332 | PFHxS: 9.3 ng/L PFBA: 7.5 ng/L PFHxA: 4.5 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
113 facilities in Tarrant filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 1.0M lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMC TRUCK GROUP ARLINGTON ASSEMBLY PLANT | ARLINGTON | Certain glycol ethers, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 262k lb |
| BERRYMAN PRODUCTS INC. | ARLINGTON | Toluene, Dichloromethane | 93k lb |
| BALL METAL BEVERAGE CONTAINER CORP | FORT WORTH | Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol | 83k lb |
| AZZ GALVANIZING SERVICES-CROWLEY | CROWLEY | Zinc compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 69k lb |
| BELL PLANT 5 | GRAND PRAIRIE | Tetrachloroethylene, Methanol | 69k lb |
| US AIR FORCE PLANT 4 LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS CO | FORT WORTH | Toluene, Mixture | 47k lb |
| TSA PROCESSING | ARLINGTON | Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms), Chromium | 43k lb |
| HUNTSMAN BUILDING SOLUTIONS | ARLINGTON | Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Ethylene glycol | 40k lb |
| C-KOE METALS LP | EULESS | Aluminum (fume or dust) | 38k lb |
| POLYCOAT PRODUCTS LLC | ARLINGTON | Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Phthalic anhydride | 32k lb |
| TERRA-VAULTS INC. | FORT WORTH | Styrene | 26k lb |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO | ARLINGTON | Zinc (fume or dust), Triglycidyl isocyanurate | 25k lb |
| NORTH AMERICAN GALVANIZING CO HURST | HURST | Zinc compounds, Lead | 23k lb |
| CTI FOODS | SAGINAW | Ammonia | 23k lb |
| MEYER UTILITY STRUCTURES LLC PLANT NO 1611 | FORT WORTH | Manganese compounds | 20k lb |
| AZZ GALVANIZING - KENNEDALE | KENNEDALE | Zinc compounds, Lead | 15k lb |
| MOLSON COORS USA LLC | FORT WORTH | Ammonia | 12k lb |
| ASSOCIATED FIBERGLASS ENTERPRISES | HALTOM CITY | Styrene | 12k lb |
| SUNOCO EULESS TX TERMINAL | EULESS | Toluene, m-Xylene | 11k lb |
| GEMINI COATINGS INC. OF GRAND PRAIRIE | GRAND PRAIRIE | Methanol, Toluene | 10k lb |
| VALTRIS SPECIALTY CHEMICALS | FORT WORTH | Nickel, Zinc compounds | 7k lb |
| SABRE INDUSTRIES | FORT WORTH | Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel compounds | 7k lb |
| OIL STATES INDUSTRIES INC. | ARLINGTON | 1-Bromopropane, Zinc compounds | 6k lb |
| DANONE US LLC | FORT WORTH | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 6k lb |
| ROYAL BATHS MANUFACTURING CO | RICHLAND HILLS | Styrene | 6k lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 3,452 tank facilities in Tarrant: 2,607 tanks in service and 7,127 closed. 1,830 fuel releases are on record, of which 70 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Tarrant 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.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Tarrant, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- AIR FORCE PLANT #4 (GENERAL DYNAMICS)FORT WORTH
- AIR FORCE PLANT 4 (LOCKHEED MARTIN)FORT WORTH
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INCSAGINAW
- BUREAU OF ENGRAVING & PRINTING WESTERN CURRENCY FACILITYFORT WORTH
- CARSWELL AIR FORCE BASEFORT WORTH
- CLEAN SOLVENT RECYCLING CO INCMANSFIELD
- COLLEYVILLE SULFURIC ACID SPILLCOLLEYVILLE
- CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL MERCURY RELEASECROWLEY
- DALDENSOUTHLAKE
- EFFLUENT RECYCLING INC.FORT WORTH
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION-FORT WORTH AIRPORTFORT WORTH
- FIBERGLASS FIREKELLER
- FORT WORTH FEDERAL CENTERFORT WORTH
- FT. WORTH MERCURY TRAILERFORT WORTH
- GRISTMILL LANE MERCURYFORT WORTH
- GT PRODUCTSGRAPEVINE
- HORTON TREE SERVICES DUMP FIREFOREST HILLS
- KENNEDALE MYSTERIOUS RELEASEKENNEDALE
- LUDELLE STREET WAREHOUSE FIREFORT WORTH
- NORTH FORT WORTH PLATING COMPANYFORT WORTH
- PANTEGO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MERCURY SPILLARLINGTON
- PESSES CHEMICAL CO.FORT WORTH
- RIVER OAKS MERCURY SPILLRIVER OAKS
- SANDY BEACH ROAD GROUND WATER PLUMEPELICAN BAY
- STARRFOAM TRUCK FIREFORT WORTH
- TEXAS TANNINGFORT WORTH
- VALLEY SOLVENT AND CHEMICALFT. WORTH
- VISTA FIBERFORT WORTH
- WATERCRESS DRUMFORT WORTH
- X-RAY FLUID RELEASEFORT WORTH