Van Zandt County, TX
The federal environmental record for Van Zandt County (population 64,000): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
1
federal cleanup sites
4
PFAS-detecting water systems
2
TRI facilities
7
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Van Zandt 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MACBEE SUD TX2340012 | PFBA: 6.5 ng/L PFOS: 5.1 ng/L | above final limit |
| SOUTH TAWAKONI WSC TX2340019 | PFOS: 7.3 ng/L PFBA: 6.1 ng/L PFPeA: 3.6 ng/L | above final limit |
| CITY OF CANTON, TX TX2340001 | PFBA: 14.2 ng/L | detected |
| CITY OF WILLS POINT TX2340005 | PFBA: 9.9 ng/L PFHxA: 5.1 ng/L PFPeA: 4.7 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
2 facilities in Van Zandt filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 265 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIG TEX TRAILER MANUFACTURING INC-WILLS POINT | WILLS POINT | Manganese, Nickel | 265 lb |
| TXI-WILLS POINT READY MIX | WILLS POINT | Lead compounds | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 163 tank facilities in Van Zandt: 136 tanks in service and 354 closed. 64 fuel releases are on record, of which 7 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Van Zandt 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 Van Zandt, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- UPRR-GEMINI TRANSPORT ACCIDENTWILLS POINT