Stevens County, WA
The federal environmental record for Stevens County (population 48,837): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
2
Superfund NPL sites
12
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
5
TRI facilities
16
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midnite Mine | Wellpinit | on the NPL | 05/11/2000 |
| Upper Columbia River | Upper Columbia River | on the NPL | 12/13/2024 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Stevens 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 |
|---|---|---|
| STEVENS CO PUD - SUNCREST WA5385202 | PFHxA: 4.4 ng/L PFPeA: 3.4 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
5 facilities in Stevens filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 22k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOISE CASCADE WOOD PRODUCTS LLC KETTLE FALLS PLYWOOD | KETTLE FALLS | Methanol, Lead And Lead Compounds | 21k lb |
| BOISE CASCADE WOOD PRODUCTS LLC KETTLE FALLS LUMBER | KETTLE FALLS | Lead And Lead Compounds | 184 lb |
| US CBP FRONTIER PORT OF ENTRY #WA0049 | NORTHPORT | Lead | 109 lb |
| HEWES MARINE CO INC. | COLVILLE | Diisocyanates | 22 lb |
| VAAGEN BROTHERS LUMBER | COLVILLE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 5 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 160 tank facilities in Stevens: 57 tanks in service and 406 closed. 20 fuel releases are on record, of which 16 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Stevens 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 Stevens, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- DAWN MINING COMPANY MILL PONDSFORD
- EQUINOX RESOURCESCOLVILLE
- HISTORIC TOWN OF BOSSBURGEVANS
- L BAR PRODUCTS INCCHEWELAH
- LAST CHANCE MINE AND MILLNORTHPORT
- MIDNITE MINEWELLPINIT
- NORTHPORT PROPERTIESNORTHPORT
- SIERRA ZINC MINE/MILL, A.K.A. BLUE RIDGE MINE/MILLNORTHPORT
- UPPER COLUMBIA RIVERKETTLE FALLS
- USDOI BLM CLEVELAND MINE & MILL SITEHUNTERS
- USDOI FWS LITTLE PEND OREILLE NWR: LANDFILLCOLVILLE
- YOUNG AMERICA MINEBOSSBURG