Spotsylvania County, VA
The federal environmental record for Spotsylvania County (population 149,588): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.A. Clarke & Son | Spotsylvania County | on the NPL | 06/10/1986 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Spotsylvania 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY UTILITIES VA6177300 | PFPeA: 6.4 ng/L PFHxA: 3.1 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
4 facilities in Spotsylvania filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 716 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUFFIN CREEK PROPERTIES LLC | FREDERICKSBURG | Copper compounds | 403 lb |
| OLDCASTLE PRECAST INC | FREDERICKSBURG | Manganese compounds, Lead compounds | 313 lb |
| VIRGINIA CONCRETE SPOTSYLVANIA PLANT | FREDERICKSBURG | Lead | 0 lb |
| CMC REBAR | FREDERICKSBURG | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 220 tank facilities in Spotsylvania: 250 tanks in service and 483 closed. 110 fuel releases are on record, of which 3 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Spotsylvania as Zone 1, the highest predicted indoor radon levels (over 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 Spotsylvania, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- L.A. CLARKE & SONSPOTSYLVANIA