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Air quality and drinking water coverage in Sellersburg, IN

Review government records associated with Sellersburg, Indiana.

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What the Sellersburg records show

Water quality and PFAS
1 candidate water system shown.Source date: Violations as of Q1 2026
Air quality and emissions
3 monitoring records shown. Observation year: 2025.Source date: AQS data as of 2026
Land and cleanup records
No Superfund records returned in this report; No brownfield records returned in this report.
Infrastructure and incidents
No pipeline incident records returned in this report; No RMP facility records returned in this report (earlier stored inventory, current location coverage unverified).

Water quality in Sellersburg

Drinking water quality

Check your water bill for your utility name and confirm the reporting year. See EPA’s guide to finding your annual water quality report.

Drinking Water Compliance

Public water-system records for Sellersburg, IN from EPA SDWIS.

Sellersburg Water Department

PFAS detected below the official threshold used by this report.

Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026

City listed in EPA records · Serves 15,655 people

Data from EPA SDWIS

PFAS Screening

PFAS screening separates EPA UCMR5 drinking-water monitoring from nearby DoD PFAS investigation-site records; EPA samples shown are from Nov 2023.

Drinking Water PFAS Monitoring

EPA UCMR5 samples public water systems. These results are separate from nearby PFAS cleanup or investigation-site records.

Open data source: EPA UCMR5

PFAS detections below EPA limits.

Nearby PFAS Investigation Sites

DoD records are nearby site investigations, not Sellersburg drinking-water detections. Record names come from the source database and can be broad.

Open data source: DoD PFAS

No DoD PFAS investigation records shown for this report.

Rivers, lakes and groundwater

Impaired Water Bodies

1

EPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.

Pleasant Run-Silver Creek

Not Supporting10.3% of assessed waters impaired

Reported: Nov 2026

Open data source: EPA ATTAINS

Health-relevant causes: Pathogens

Affected uses: Ecological, Recreation

Data from EPA ATTAINS

Discharge

Discharge Permits (NPDES)

3

NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.

Open data source: EPA ECHO

Violation records

Heidelberg- Materials US Cement LLC - Speed

Last inspected: Dec 2025

Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Violation Identified · 8 of 12 quarters with noncompliance
New Source Performance Standard · FY1991
Violation Of PCB Rules · FY1988(Violation)$1,562 penalty
National Emission Standard For Hazardous Air Pollutant · FY2003(SNC)$750,000 penalty
Violation Of A SIP, Not Otherwise Specified · FY2003(SNC)$750,000 penalty
Violation Of A Permit Requirement · FY2009(SNC)$1,110,681.98 penalty
Violation Of A SIP, Not Otherwise Specified · FY2009(SNC)$1,110,681.98 penalty
National Emission Standard For Hazardous Air Pollutant · FY2009(SNC)$1,110,681.98 penalty
Violation Of A Permit Requirement · FY2010
Violation Of A SIP, Not Otherwise Specified · FY2010
Lkq Keystone Automotive

Last inspected: Dec 2025

Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Violation Identified · 1 of 12 quarters with noncompliance
Sellersburg WWTP Rehab & Expansion

Last inspected: Dec 2025

Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Violation Identified · 5 of 12 quarters with noncompliance

Data from EPA ECHO

To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.

Water Quality MonitoringThis report includes 3 monitoring station records from the Water Quality Portal. It identified no recent results above an applicable comparison value. Some stations may lack recent or comparable results.

Reviewed: source records as of 2026

Open data source: Water Quality Portal

Air quality and emissions in Sellersburg

Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.

Air Quality Assessment

EPA AirToxScreen — Estimated Cancer Risk

30estimated additional cancer cases per million people

Clark County

Assessment year: 2020

Open data source: EPA AirToxScreen
Lower risk48th percentile nationallyHigher risk

According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.

Top modeled source groups

Residential wood burningSolvents & coatings

Data from EPA AirToxScreen

Nonattainment Status

EPA designations apply to a specific pollutant and federal air quality standard (NAAQS). EPA can issue a clean-data determination while a formal designation remains in effect.

Maintenance areas

Previously nonattainment; currently meeting the standard and monitored under an EPA maintenance plan.

Louisville

Ozone · 8-Hour Ozone (2015 Standard)

Classification: Marginal

Current design value: 0.073 ppm (2023-2025)

Open data source: EPA Area Detail

1997 Primary Annual PM2.5 Designations

Louisville

EPA revoked the 1997 primary annual PM2.5 standard in this redesignated area.

Original designation: Apr 2005

Open data source: EPA final primary annual revocation ruleOpen data source: EPA designation status

Historical designations under the revoked 1997 ozone standard

These records describe historical designations. EPA revoked the 1997 ozone standard on April 6, 2015.

Louisville Area

Historical standard: 0.08 ppm (8-hour)

Historical designation: Maintenance (NAAQS revoked) · Former Subpart 1

Original designation: Jun 2004

Open data source: EPA final revocation rule

Continuing requirements have not been verified for this area.

Data from EPA Green Book

Air Quality Monitoring (AQS)

EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.

18-043-0008 — New Albany, Indiana

Open data source: EPA AQS
SO2

Annual mean: 1.0 Parts per billion

Observation year: 2025

Ozone

Annual mean: 0.045 Parts per million

EPA primary exceedance count: 5 (Ozone 8-hour 2015)

Observation year: 2025

PM2.5

Annual mean: 7.4 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC)

Observation year: 2025

Data from EPA AQS

Facilities & Emissions

Air Quality Violations or Noncompliance

1

Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.

Open data source: EPA ECHO

Air Violations

Heidelberg- Materials US Cement LLC - Speed

Last inspected: Dec 2025

Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Violation Identified · 8 of 12 quarters with noncompliance
CAA HPV flag: No·Programs: AIR, NPDES, RCRA

Data from EPA ECHO

Reported Air Emissions (TRI)No TRI-reported air emission records surfaced for this city report.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO

Land cleanup and hazardous waste records in Sellersburg

Contaminated Sites
Superfund SitesNo matching Superfund site records surfaced for this report.

Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Brownfield Sites (EPA ACRES)No matching brownfield site records surfaced for this city report in the EPA ACRES database.

Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Waste Facilities
Hazardous Waste — RCRA FacilitiesNo RCRA hazardous-waste handler records surfaced in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO

Underground Storage Tanks

No release reports shown in this group.

Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018

Data from EPA UST Finder

On-Site Waste Disposal (TRI)No TRI-reported on-site land disposal records surfaced for this city report.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Military & Industrial
Formerly Used Defense SitesNo USACE FUDS property records matched this report’s search area.
Open data source: USACE FUDS

MSHA Mine and Extraction Sites

2
Data as of Nov 2026

Sites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.

Open data source: MSHA

No records shown in this group.

Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years

Data from MSHA

Hydraulic Fracturing WellsNo hydraulic fracturing well disclosure records surfaced for this city report.
Open data source: FracFocus Search
Radon Context

County radon potential

1
EPA Zone 1Higher radon potential

Clark County, IN

EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)

Open data source: EPA radon zone data

Clark County is EPA Radon Zone 1 (highest potential). EPA defines Zone 1 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels above 4 pCi/L.

Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.

Find radon testing in INZone classification per EPA Map of Radon Zones.

Infrastructure, incidents, and community health in Sellersburg

FEMA Flood Zones

FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.

No FEMA flood-zone records shown for this report.

Chemical & Industrial Risk

EPA Risk Management Program Records

Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.

No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Community Health

Community Health Indicators

Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.

Clark County, IndianaPop. 124,237

County Health Rankings edition: 2024

Premature Death

County
11,163
State
9,317
National
7,972

Poor or Fair Health

County
16.0%
State
16.1%
National
14.2%

Poor Physical Health Days

County
3.7
State
3.5
National
3.3

Poor Mental Health Days

County
5.2
State
5.2
National
4.8

Adult Smoking

County
19.1%
State
18.0%
National
15.0%

Adult Obesity

County
39.2%
State
36.7%
National
34.0%

Air Pollution - Particulate Matter

County
7.3
State
8.8
National
7.3

Drinking water violation indicator

County
Yes
State
N/A
National
N/A

Diabetes Prevalence

County
10.3%
State
10.8%
National
9.6%

Life Expectancy

County
73.8
State
75.6
National
77.6

Environmental questions about Sellersburg, Indiana

Has PFAS been found in the water in Sellersburg, Indiana?

EPA testing found PFAS in water samples from Sellersburg Water Department. Results dated Nov 15, 2023 include PFOA at 0.004 micrograms per liter.

Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.

EPA water testing results

What do EPA records say about tap water in Sellersburg, Indiana?

EPA drinking water records on this page list 2 violations for Sellersburg Water Department.

Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.

View on EPA SDWIS

What do annual air monitors show near Sellersburg, Indiana?

Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Sellersburg.

The monitoring station at 18-043-0008, New Albany, Indiana recorded an annual average of 1 Parts per billion for sulfur dioxide in 2025.

The monitoring station at 18-043-0008, New Albany, Indiana recorded an annual average of 0.045 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.

The monitoring station at 18-043-0008, New Albany, Indiana recorded an annual average of 7.4 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) for fine particles (PM2.5) in 2025.

Download 2025 EPA annual monitor dataCurrent air quality on AirNow

Is there radon in Sellersburg, Indiana?

The radon data for Sellersburg covers Clark County. EPA places this area in Zone 1, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level above 4 picocuries per liter.

EPA Radon Zones data

Are there Superfund or brownfield sites near Sellersburg, Indiana?

No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.

EPA Superfund recordsEPA brownfield records

What is the life expectancy in Sellersburg, Indiana?

The county data for Sellersburg reports a life expectancy of 73.8 years in Clark County, Indiana.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Clark County health data

What does the data say about premature deaths in Sellersburg, Indiana?

The county data for Sellersburg reports 11,163 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Clark County, Indiana. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Clark County health data

Is there air pollution in Sellersburg, Indiana?

The county data for Sellersburg lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 7.3 micrograms per cubic meter in Clark County, Indiana.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Clark County health data