Calumet County, WI
The federal environmental record for Calumet County (population 53,199): 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
5
federal cleanup sites
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PFAS-detecting water systems
9
TRI facilities
4
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmalz Dump | Harrison | on the NPL | 09/21/1984 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Calumet 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HARRISON UTILITIES - FKA WAVERLY SD WI4080076 | PFBA: 6.7 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
9 facilities in Calumet filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 108k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| WORTHINGTON CYLINDERS WISCONSIN LLC | CHILTON | Propylene, Certain glycol ethers | 62k lb |
| PROFESSIONAL PLATING | BRILLION | Zinc compounds, Nitric acid | 29k lb |
| DUBOIS CHEMICALS CHILTON | CHILTON | Certain glycol ethers, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 8k lb |
| BRIESS MALT & INGREDIENTS CO | CHILTON | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 4k lb |
| BELGIOIOSO SHERWOOD | MENASHA | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 4k lb |
| LAND O'LAKES - KIEL | KIEL | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2k lb |
| AMEREQUIP LLC | KIEL | Manganese | 117 lb |
| ARIENS CO | BRILLION | Manganese | 93 lb |
| BREMER MANUFACTURING CO INC | ELKHART LAKE | Copper, Nickel | 2 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 244 tank facilities in Calumet: 66 tanks in service and 495 closed. 143 fuel releases are on record, of which 4 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Calumet 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 Calumet, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CHILTON PLATINGCHILTON
- KASSON CHEESE SITEBRILLION
- LARSON CLEANERSCHILTON
- STOEGERS PLATING SERVICESCHILTON
- TECUMSEH PRODUCTS CO-NEW HOLSTEIN OPERATIONSNEW HOLSTEIN