Androscoggin, ME
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 Androscoggin in Maine · Population: 112,323
Androscoggin, ME is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 10 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 36 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 42/100 (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 451.3K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 12 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 31 and a peak AQI of 77 in 2024, with 93% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).
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.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 339 (93%) | 27 | 0 | 77 |
| 2023 | 296 (82%) | 63 | 0 | 77 |
| 2022 | 327 (91%) | 31 | 0 | 97 |
| 2021 | 303 (85%) | 53 | 0 | 95 |
| 2020 | 327 (91%) | 33 | 0 | 70 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Maine, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (36)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| MAINE WATER COMPANY BIDDEFORD SACO DIV | 42,508 | 3 |
| LEWISTON WATER & SEWER DIVISION | 23,720 | 1 |
| MAINE WATER COMPANY CAMDEN & ROCKLAND | 21,315 | 1 |
| AUBURN WATER DISTRICT | 17,245 | 2 |
| LISBON WATER DEPARTMENT | 6,643 | 4 |
| MAINE WATER COMPANY SKOWHEGAN DIVISION | 6,105 | 0 |
| MAINE WATER COMPANY MILLINOCKET DIVISION | 5,400 | 0 |
| LIVERMORE FALLS WATER DISTRICT | 2,995 | 6 |
| MAINE WATER COMPANY OAKLAND DIVISION | 2,873 | 0 |
| MAINE WATER COMPANY FREEPORT DIVISION | 2,700 | 0 |
| FRYEBURG WATER COMPANY | 2,085 | 0 |
| MECHANIC FALLS WATER DEPT | 2,010 | 0 |
| MAINE WATER COMPANY BUCKSPORT DIVISION | 1,700 | 0 |
| SABATTUS SANITARY DISTRICT | 1,550 | 0 |
| MAINE WATER COMPANY GREENVILLE DIVISION | 1,335 | 0 |
| WALDOBORO WATER DEPT | 1,065 | 5 |
| VINALHAVEN WATER DISTRICT | 1,053 | 21 |
| MAINE WATER COMPANY KEZAR FALLS DIVISION | 1,045 | 0 |
| SOUTH FREEPORT WATER DISTRICT | 960 | 0 |
| MAINE WATER COMPANY HARTLAND DIVISION | 910 | 0 |
| MAINE WATER COMPANY WARREN DIVISION | 815 | 0 |
| TENANTS HARBOR WATER DISTRICT | 378 | 0 |
| PINE RIDGE HUNTON BROOK ASSOCIATION | 298 | 0 |
| MAINE WATER COMPANY UNION DIVISION | 238 | 0 |
| BEGIN TRAILER PARK | 170 | 1 |
| HILLVIEW ESTATES | 140 | 0 |
| HEBRON WATER COMPANY | 83 | 14 |
| COUNTRY ACRES TRAILER PARK | 75 | 0 |
| SUNSET GARDENS TRAILER PARK INC | 73 | 0 |
| THE MEADOWS | 65 | 1 |
| PINEWOOD ACRES TRAILER PARK | 63 | 0 |
| SPRING ROCK PARK | 50 | 0 |
| SPRINGBROOK MOBILE HOME COURT | 40 | 0 |
| POLAND PLACE CONDO ASSOCIATION | 35 | 0 |
| HAPPY TRAILS MHP | 33 | 0 |
| SUNRISE SERENITY TP | 25 | 6 |
TRI Facilities (10)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pioneer Plastics Corp | 226.6K lbs |
| 2 | M.s. Ambrogio N.a. LLC | 163.0K lbs |
| 3 | Dingley Press | 55.1K lbs |
| 4 | Polymer Laboratories & Solutions LLC | 6.0K lbs |
| 5 | Avient Colorants USA LLC - Lewiston Facility | 697 lbs |
| 6 | Pike Industries Inc. - Poland | 3 lbs |
| 7 | Eurovia Atlantic Coast LLC DBA Northeast Paving | 1 lbs |
| 8 | Tambrands Inc | 0 lbs |
| 9 | The Maine Wood Treaters Inc | 0 lbs |
| 10 | Oldcastle Lawn & Garden | 0 lbs |
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.