Jefferson County, WV
The federal environmental record for Jefferson County (population 59,787): 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
7
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
7
TRI facilities
10
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leetown Pesticide | Leetown | deleted | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Jefferson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WALNUT GROVE UTILITIES WV3301942 | PFOS: 17.3 ng/L PFBS: 10.3 ng/L PFHxS: 8.7 ng/L | above final limit |
| CORPORATION OF SHEPHERDSTOWN WV3301933 | PFPeA: 4 ng/L PFBS: 3.6 ng/L PFHxA: 3.5 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
7 facilities in Jefferson filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 176k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKWOOLUSA | KEARNEYSVILLE | Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Ammonia | 175k lb |
| US CBP ADVANCED TRAINING CENTER # WV0002 | HARPERS FERRY | Lead | 400 lb |
| AUTOMATED MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS INC. | KEARNEYSVILLE | - | 0 lb |
| UFP RANSON LLC | RANSON | - | 0 lb |
| GRIFFITH ENERGY SERVICES INC-CHARLESTOWN | CHARLES TOWN | - | 0 lb |
| GRIFFITH ENERGY SERVICES INC BOYD AVE WV | MARTINSBURG | - | 0 lb |
| OLDCASTLE LAWN & GARDEN | SHEPHERDSTOWN | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 125 tank facilities in Jefferson: 66 tanks in service and 341 closed. 63 fuel releases are on record, of which 10 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Jefferson 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 Jefferson, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CHARLES TOWN RESIDENTIAL MERCURY SPILLCHARLES TOWN
- CHARLESTOWN COAL TAR SITECHARLESTOWN
- FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL INCRANSON
- HALLTOWN PAPER COHALLTOWN
- LEETOWN PESTICIDELEETOWN
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR COOL AND COLD WATER AQUACULTUREKEARNEYSVILLE
- OLD STANDARD QUARRY PROPERTYMILLVILLE