Tazewell County, VA
The federal environmental record for Tazewell County (population 39,120): 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
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
1
TRI facilities
8
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Tazewell 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CLAYPOOL HILL TAZEWELL CO PSA VA1185105 | PFBA: 13 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
1 facilities in Tazewell filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 0 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUIKRETE - POUNDING MILL VA PLANT | POUNDING MILL | Lead | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 238 tank facilities in Tazewell: 180 tanks in service and 563 closed. 112 fuel releases are on record, of which 8 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Tazewell 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 Tazewell, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- BLUESTONE RIVER PCB SITEBLUEFIELD