Wise County, VA
The federal environmental record for Wise County (population 35,174): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
3
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
1
TRI facilities
7
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Wise 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WISE, TOWN OF VA1195950 | PFHxA: 9.5 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
1 facilities in Wise filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 317k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIRGINIA CITY HYBRID ENERGY CENTER | SAINT PAUL | Barium And Barium Compounds, Ammonia | 317k lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 212 tank facilities in Wise: 132 tanks in service and 487 closed. 95 fuel releases are on record, of which 7 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Wise 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 Wise, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- COEBURN BATTERY DISPOSAL SITECOEBURN
- COEBURN PRODUCE DISPOSALCOEBURN
- V & V MINING PCB SITEBIG STONE GAP