Alamance, NC

Moderate Risk (46/100)

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 Alamance in North Carolina · Population: 174,286

Alamance, NC is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 13 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 23 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 46/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 651.0K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 6 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
174,286
TRI Facilities
13
Water Systems
23
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
651.0K lbs

Water Systems (23)

System Population Violations
MEBANE, CITY OF 20,212 0
GRAHAM, CITY OF 18,354 0
ELON, TOWN OF 11,350 0
ORANGE-ALAMANCE WATER SYSTEM 9,223 9
HAW RIVER, TOWN OF 2,650 0
SWEPSONVILLE, TOWN OF 2,497 0
GREEN LEVEL, TOWN OF 2,450 0
OSSIPEE TOWN OF 2,390 3
VILLAGE OF ALAMANCE 1,100 0
SAXAPAHAW UTILITY COMPANY 994 1
SLEEPY HOLLOW ESTATES MHP 240 1
COUNTRY CLUB MHP 127 0
SOUTH SAXAPAHAW UTILITY COMPANY 108 0
STERLING RIDGE S/D 104 0
CIRCLE K PARK 97 0
MAPLE VIEW MHP 96 0
MAPLE OAKS MHP 84 4
LINEBERRY MHP 82 0
ROBBEN MH COURT 75 3
RUSSETTE MEADOWS MHP 65 0
KIRBY`S MHP 60 0
MEADOWLANE ESTATES MHP 48 0
SELLARS MOBILE HOME PARK 48 0

TRI Facilities (13)

# Facility Total Releases
1 South Atlantic Galvanizing 511.9K lbs
2 Canfor Southern Pine - Graham Plant 62.0K lbs
3 Liggett Group LLC 53.6K lbs
4 Indulor America LP 10.3K lbs
5 Burlington Finishing Plant 6.6K lbs
6 Apollo Chemical 4.0K lbs
7 North Carolina Manufacturing 2.2K lbs
8 Engineered Controls International LLC 379 lbs
9 Edwards Wood Products Inc. 8 lbs
10 Hydro Extrusion USA LLC 1 lbs
11 Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Hatchery Rd 0 lbs
12 Huffman Oil Co Inc 0 lbs
13 Revere South Inc. 0 lbs

Cities in Alamance (6)

Burlington
Pop: -
5 facilities · 5 water
Elon
Pop: -
1 facilities · 3 water
Graham
Pop: -
3 facilities · 6 water
Liberty
Pop: -
3 facilities · 1 water
Mebane
Pop: -
5 facilities · 5 water
Swepsonville
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Alamance, North Carolina?
Alamance, NC has an environmental risk score of 46/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 13 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 23 water systems on record. 6 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Alamance?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Alamance, NC in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Alamance?
Alamance, NC has 13 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 651.0K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Alamance?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Alamance, 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 Alamance?
Alamance, NC has 23 EPA-regulated water systems. 6 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 Alamance?
Environmental compliance in Alamance, 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