Watauga, NC

Low Risk (15/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Watauga in North Carolina · Population: 54,607

Watauga, NC is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 0 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 31 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 15/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 0 lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 17 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

Population
54,607
TRI Facilities
0
Water Systems
31
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
0 lbs

Water Systems (31)

System Population Violations
BOONE, TOWN OF 19,811 0
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIV WTP 11,150 4
BEECH MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF 2,468 5
BLOWING ROCK, TOWN OF 1,637 0
BANNER ELK, TOWN OF 1,164 0
BLUE RIDGE MTN CLUB 685 0
MILL RIDGE POA 427 3
SEVEN DEVILS, TOWN OF 400 5
WALMAR MANOR MHP 400 14
NEW OXFORD MANOR MHP 350 10
BLUE RIDGE VILLAGE 343 2
BRADFORD PARK 310 3
GREEN ACRES PARK 280 0
COVENTRY TERRACE 250 13
BLACK ROCK MOBILE HOME PARK 220 0
SIX-0-FIVE MHC 201 5
WOODFORD ESTATES MHC 178 0
GLENWOOD MOBILE HOME PARK 175 1
OAK HILL MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY LLC 172 0
BLUE RIDGE PRESERVATION INC 150 0
PINEHURST MOBILE ESTATES 130 0
BLUE RIDGE MOBILE HOME PARK 106 0
LEES-MCRAE -SOUTH CAMPUS 99 1
HIWAY MHC LLC 80 1
LAURELWOOD DEVELOPMENT 71 0
PEBBLE CREEK APARTMENTS 52 5
WATAUGA MHP 45 0
VALLEY VIEW S/D 40 1
THE BLUFFS AT BLOWING ROCK 38 1
GREEN BRIAR APARTMENTS 35 0
BLOOMFIELD APARTMENTS 31 1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Watauga, North Carolina?
Watauga, NC has an environmental risk score of 15/100 (Low Risk), based on 0 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 31 water systems on record. 17 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Watauga?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Watauga, NC in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Watauga?
Watauga, NC has 0 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Watauga?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Watauga, NC. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Watauga?
Watauga, NC has 31 EPA-regulated water systems. 17 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Watauga?
Environmental compliance in Watauga, North Carolina is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the North Carolina state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial