Washington County, TX
The federal environmental record for Washington County (population 37,007): 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
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
5
TRI facilities
3
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Washington 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 BRENHAM TX2390001 | PFBA: 98.5 ng/L PFPeA: 3.7 ng/L | detected |
| CITY OF BURTON TX2390002 | PFBA: 24 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
5 facilities in Washington filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 11k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUESTSPECIALTY CORP | BRENHAM | Dichloromethane, 1-Bromopropane | 5k lb |
| BLUE BELL CREAMERIES LP | BRENHAM | Ammonia | 4k lb |
| VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC- | BRENHAM | Manganese, Nickel | 3k lb |
| FXI INC. - BRENHAM | BRENHAM | Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 23 lb |
| P I COMPONENTS | BRENHAM | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 194 tank facilities in Washington: 100 tanks in service and 349 closed. 52 fuel releases are on record, of which 3 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Washington 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 Washington, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- BNSF LANDES TRAIN DERAILMENTBRENHAM
- OLD BRAZOS FORGE INCBRENHAM