Nelson County, VA
The federal environmental record for Nelson County (population 14,705): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
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Superfund NPL sites
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federal cleanup sites
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PFAS-detecting water systems
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TRI facilities
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open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Titanium | Piney River | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Nelson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NCSA - WINTERGREEN VA2125910 | PFOS: 13 ng/L PFOA: 12 ng/L PFPeA: 11 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 116 tank facilities in Nelson: 75 tanks in service and 305 closed. 41 fuel releases are on record, of which 4 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Nelson as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 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 Nelson, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- U.S. TITANIUMPINEY RIVER