Name: Mint Hill, NC public environmental records
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Mint Hill Environmental Toxin Report

Public environmental health records for water, air, land, infrastructure, incidents, and community indicators.

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Water quality in Mint Hill

Drinking water compliance, PFAS records, natural water body health, discharge permits, and water-quality monitoring records for Mint Hill.

Drinking Water

Drinking Water Compliance

Public water-system records for Mint Hill, NC from EPA SDWIS.

Union County Water System

Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.

Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026

City-area ZIP code · Serves 167,554 people

Harrisburg, Town of

Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.

Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026

Purchased or imported water record · Serves 20,549 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 Jan 2023 to Oct 2025.

Drinking Water PFAS Monitoring

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

19 PFAS sample results above EPA limits

Sample period: Jul 2023 to Oct 2025

UCMR5 results are sampled by public water system, not every household. Confirm your water provider before treating these as tap-water results for a specific address.

Chemical	Concentration (µg/L)	EPA Limit (µg/L)	Sample date	Over Limit
PFOS	0.0049	0.0040	2023-07-03	Yes
PFOA	0.0042	0.0040	2023-07-03	Yes
PFOS	0.0041	0.0040	2023-10-04	Yes
PFOS	0.0103	0.0040	2025-10-15	Yes
PFOS	0.0099	0.0040	2025-10-15	Yes
PFOS	0.0096	0.0040	2025-07-15	Yes
PFOS	0.0092	0.0040	2025-07-15	Yes
PFOS	0.0082	0.0040	2025-04-14	Yes
PFOS	0.0073	0.0040	2025-10-15	Yes
PFOS	0.0073	0.0040	2025-07-15	Yes
PFOS	0.0072	0.0040	2025-04-14	Yes
PFOS	0.0071	0.0040	2025-01-13	Yes
PFOS	0.0071	0.0040	2025-07-15	Yes
PFOS	0.0061	0.0040	2025-04-14	Yes
PFOS	0.0060	0.0040	2025-10-15	Yes
PFOS	0.0058	0.0040	2025-01-13	Yes
PFOS	0.0057	0.0040	2025-01-13	Yes
PFOS	0.0055	0.0040	2025-04-14	Yes
PFOS	0.0052	0.0040	2025-01-30	Yes

PFAS detections below EPA limits.

Chemical	Concentration (µg/L)	EPA Limit (µg/L)	Sample date	Over Limit
PFPeA	0.0100	None set	2023-10-04	No
PFHxA	0.0074	None set	2023-10-04	No
PFPeA	0.0069	None set	2023-07-03	No
PFHxA	0.0067	None set	2023-07-03	No
PFBA	0.0065	None set	2023-04-10	No
PFPeA	0.0062	None set	2023-04-10	No
PFHxA	0.0062	None set	2023-04-10	No
PFBA	0.0055	None set	2023-07-03	No
PFPeA	0.0051	None set	2023-01-18	No
PFHxA	0.0045	None set	2023-01-18	No
PFPeA	0.0040	None set	2023-10-04	No
PFPeA	0.0036	None set	2023-07-03	No
PFHxA	0.0035	None set	2023-07-03	No
PFHxA	0.0033	None set	2023-10-04	No
PFPeA	0.0033	None set	2023-01-18	No
PFHxA	0.0030	None set	2023-01-18	No
PFHxS	0.0049	0.0100	2025-04-14	No
PFHxS	0.0047	0.0100	2025-04-14	No
PFHxS	0.0046	0.0100	2025-10-15	No
PFHxS	0.0046	0.0100	2025-10-15	No
PFHxS	0.0043	0.0100	2025-07-15	No
PFHxS	0.0043	0.0100	2025-07-15	No
PFBS	0.0042	2.0000	2025-07-15	No
PFPeA	0.0041	None set	2025-10-15	No
PFHxS	0.0040	0.0100	2025-01-13	No
PFHxS	0.0037	0.0100	2025-07-15	No
PFBS	0.0037	2.0000	2025-01-13	No
PFHxS	0.0035	0.0100	2025-04-14	No
PFHxS	0.0035	0.0100	2025-01-13	No
PFPeA	0.0034	None set	2025-10-15	No
PFPeA	0.0034	None set	2025-10-15	No
PFPeA	0.0034	None set	2025-07-15	No
PFHxS	0.0033	0.0100	2025-04-14	No
PFHxA	0.0033	None set	2025-10-15	No
PFPeA	0.0032	None set	2025-10-15	No
PFHxS	0.0031	0.0100	2025-10-15	No
PFPeA	0.0031	None set	2025-07-15	No
PFHxA	0.0031	None set	2025-10-15	No
PFPeA	0.0031	None set	2025-07-15	No
PFPeA	0.0031	None set	2025-07-15	No
PFHxA	0.0030	None set	2025-07-15	No
PFHxA	0.0030	None set	2025-07-15	No

Nearby PFAS Investigation Sites

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

No DoD PFAS investigation site records surfaced within the search radius.

Natural Water

Impaired Water Bodies

No health-relevant impaired water body records surfaced within 10 km in EPA ATTAINS.

Data from EPA ATTAINS

Discharge

Discharge Permits (NPDES)

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

No NPDES-permitted facility records with violations surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025

Data from EPA ECHO

USGS Water Quality MonitoringNo issue records surfaced in the USGS Water Quality Portal (3 monitoring stations reviewed).

Air quality and emissions in Mint Hill

Air quality data from EPA monitoring stations, facility emissions inventories, and area-level air-quality designations in this city.

Air Quality Assessment

EPA AirToxScreen — Estimated Cancer Risk

40estimated additional cancer cases per million people

Mecklenburg County

Reported: Dec 2020

EPA national average is ~30 per million

According to EPA, a cancer risk of 40-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 40 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.

Top local emission sources

Residential wood burningSolvents & coatings

Data from EPA AirToxScreen

Nonattainment Status

This area meets EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for all criteria pollutants

No nonattainment designations apply to this location.

Air Quality Monitoring (AQS)

University Meadows — Charlotte, North Carolina

OzoneIndicative AQI from annual mean: 43 - Good

Annual mean: 0.0 ppm · EPA standard: 0.07 ppm

Annual standard context: 4 exceedance days recorded in the reporting period

Reported: Mar 2026

45-091-8801 — Rock Hill, South Carolina

OzoneIndicative AQI from annual mean: 42 - Good

Annual mean: 0.0 ppm · EPA standard: 0.07 ppm

Reported: Mar 2026

PM2.5Indicative AQI from annual mean: 42 - Good

Annual mean: 7.6 μg/m³ · EPA standard: 9 μg/m³

Reported: Mar 2026

Data from EPA AQS

Facilities & Emissions

Air Quality Violations (CAA)No matching Clean Air Act-regulated facility records surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025

TRI Air EmissionsNo TRI-reported air emission records surfaced for this city report.

Land contamination and cleanup records in Mint Hill

Contaminated sites, waste facilities, cleanup records, and industrial operations in this city.

Contaminated Sites

Superfund Sites

Sites listed on the National Priorities List (NPL) where releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances may endanger public health or the environment, as designated under CERCLA.

Ram Leather Care Site

· 110004031253

Reported: Nov 2021

NPL Status: Currently on Final NPL

Cleanup: Construction Complete / Controls in Place

Contaminants: 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, BENZENE, BROMODICHLOROMETHANE, CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE), CHLOROFORM, CIS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE, MANGANESE, TETRACHLOROETHENE, TOXAPHENE, TRANS-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE, TRICHLOROETHENE

Brownfield Sites (EPA ACRES)No matching brownfield site records surfaced for this city report in the EPA ACRES database.

Reviewed: source query run Sep 2026

Waste Facilities

Hazardous Waste — RCRA FacilitiesNo RCRA hazardous-waste handler records surfaced in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area.

Underground Storage Tanks

Active release reports

A C Controls Company, Inc.

2.3 miles away

Reported: Dec 2021

Status: Closed · Release status: Open

Tank: ClosedLeak Status: Open

1 tank·Closed UST(s)

Near Private WellsWellhead Protection Area

Data from EPA UST Finder

On-Site Waste Disposal (TRI)No TRI-reported on-site land disposal records surfaced for this city report.

Military & Industrial

Formerly Used Defense SitesNo Formerly Used Defense Site records surfaced for this city report.

MSHA Mine and Extraction Sites

Within 5 miles

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.

No recently updated active or intermittent MSHA-regulated sites within 5 miles.

Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years

Data from MSHA

Hydraulic Fracturing WellsNo hydraulic fracturing well disclosure records surfaced for this city report.

Radon Context

Data as of Mar 2026

County radon potential

EPA Zone 3Lower radon potential

Mecklenburg County, NC

Reported: Mar 2026

Mecklenburg County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 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 NCZone classification per EPA Map of Radon Zones.

Infrastructure, incidents, and community health in Mint Hill

Flood-map status, chemical accident risk, nuclear facilities, pipeline incidents, and community health indicators in this city.

FEMA Flood ZonesNot in a FEMA-mapped flood zone at this location.

Community Health

Community Health Indicators

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

Mecklenburg County, North CarolinaPop. 1,145,392

Reported: Mar 2026

Premature Death

County: 6,609
State: 8,853
National: 7,972

Poor or Fair Health

County: 12.7%
State: 14.4%
National: 14.2%

Poor Physical Health Days

County: 2.9
State: 3.3
National: 3.3

Poor Mental Health Days

County: 4.4
State: 4.5
National: 4.8

Adult Smoking

County: 12.6%
State: 15.0%
National: 15.0%

Adult Obesity

County: 33.3%
State: 36.4%
National: 34.0%

Air Pollution - Particulate Matter

County: 9.5
State: 7.8
National: 7.3

Drinking Water Violations

County: 0
State: 0
National: N/A

Diabetes Prevalence

County: 10.6%
State: 11.0%
National: 9.6%

Life Expectancy

County: 79.2
State: 76.6
National: 77.6

Indicator	County	State	National
Premature Death	6,609	8,853	7,972
Poor or Fair Health	12.7%	14.4%	14.2%
Poor Physical Health Days	2.9	3.3	3.3
Poor Mental Health Days	4.4	4.5	4.8
Adult Smoking	12.6%	15.0%	15.0%
Adult Obesity	33.3%	36.4%	34.0%
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter	9.5	7.8	7.3
Drinking Water Violations	0	0	N/A
Diabetes Prevalence	10.6%	11.0%	9.6%
Life Expectancy	79.2	76.6	77.6

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Chemical

Concentration (µg/L)

EPA Limit (µg/L)

Sample date

Over Limit

PFOS

0.0049

0.0040

2023-07-03

Yes

PFOA

0.0042

0.0040

2023-07-03

Yes

PFOS

0.0041

0.0040

2023-10-04

Yes

PFOS

0.0103

0.0040

2025-10-15

Yes

PFOS

0.0099

0.0040

2025-10-15

Yes

PFOS

0.0096

0.0040

2025-07-15

Yes

PFOS

0.0092

0.0040

2025-07-15

Yes

PFOS

0.0082

0.0040

2025-04-14

Yes

PFOS

0.0073

0.0040

2025-10-15

Yes

PFOS

0.0073

0.0040

2025-07-15

Yes

PFOS

0.0072

0.0040

2025-04-14

Yes

PFOS

0.0071

0.0040

2025-01-13

Yes

PFOS

0.0071

0.0040

2025-07-15

Yes

PFOS

0.0061

0.0040

2025-04-14

Yes

PFOS

0.0060

0.0040

2025-10-15

Yes

PFOS

0.0058

0.0040

2025-01-13

Yes

PFOS

0.0057

0.0040

2025-01-13

Yes

PFOS

0.0055

0.0040

2025-04-14

Yes

PFOS

0.0052

0.0040

2025-01-30

Yes

Indicator

County

State

National

Premature Death

6,609

8,853

7,972

Poor or Fair Health

12.7%

14.4%

14.2%

Poor Physical Health Days

2.9

3.3

Poor Mental Health Days

4.4

4.5

4.8

Adult Smoking

12.6%

15.0%

Adult Obesity

33.3%

36.4%

34.0%

Air Pollution - Particulate Matter

9.5

7.8

7.3

Drinking Water Violations

N/A

Diabetes Prevalence

10.6%

11.0%

9.6%

Life Expectancy

79.2

76.6

77.6