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Augusta, VA

Moderate Risk (34/100)

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 Augusta in Virginia · Population: 77,713

Augusta, VA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 15 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 22 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 34/100 (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 782.0K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 2 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
77,713
TRI Facilities
15
Water Systems
22
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
782.0K lbs

Water Systems (22)

System Population Violations
SOUTH RIVER SANITARY DISTRICT 26,083 0
WAYNESBORO, CITY OF 22,630 0
VERONA - WEYERS CAVE 7,808 0
GROTTOES, TOWN OF 3,328 0
DOOMS - ACSA 2,408 0
CRAIGSVILLE, TOWN OF 2,340 0
CHURCHVILLE - ACSA 1,150 0
BLACKBURN - ACSA 1,023 0
COUNTRY ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK 300 0
HARRISTON - ACSA 288 0
AUGUSTA SPRINGS - ACSA 273 0
SHENANDOAH ACRES 227 0
ROUTE 250 WEST - ACSA 210 0
JOLLETT SPRINGS MOBILE HOME PARK 150 0
DEERFIELD - ACSA 150 0
MEADOW RUE MOBILE HOME PARK 140 1
MADISON RUN TERRACE 140 0
MIDDLEBROOK - ACSA 100 0
ROCKWOOD MOBILE HOME PARK 100 0
WOODLAWN VILLAGE 90 1
NORTH 340 CAMPGROUND 50 0
CARDINAL HOUSE 36 0

TRI Facilities (15)

# Facility Total Releases
1 The Lycra Co LLC 250.6K lbs
2 Nibco of Virginia Inc. 204.6K lbs
3 Ball Advanced Aluminum Technologies Corp 175.5K lbs
4 Shamrock Foods Dairy Div 100.0K lbs
5 Accutec Blades Inc. 25.2K lbs
6 Rexnord Industries LLC 19.4K lbs
7 Cerro Fabricated Products LLC 5.9K lbs
8 Degesch America Inc 634 lbs
9 Daikin Applied 92 lbs
10 Grottoes Plastics Plant 13 lbs
11 Taylor & Boody Inc. 3 lbs
12 Mastic Home Exteriors 0 lbs
13 Flint Group Na Corp 0 lbs
14 Sunlite Plastics Inc. 0 lbs
15 Quarles Petroleum Inc. Verona Bulk Plant 0 lbs

Cities in Augusta (6)

Waynesboro
Pop: -
1 facilities · 4 water
Staunton
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Grottoes
Pop: -
1 facilities · 3 water
Stuarts Draft
Pop: -
3 facilities · 1 water
Verona
Pop: -
5 facilities · 11 water
Weyers Cave
Pop: -
4 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Augusta, Virginia? ▼
Augusta, VA has an environmental risk score of 34/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 15 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 22 water systems on record. 2 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Augusta? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Augusta, VA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Augusta? ▼
Augusta, VA has 15 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 782.0K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Augusta? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Augusta, VA. 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 Augusta? ▼
Augusta, VA has 22 EPA-regulated water systems. 2 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 Augusta? ▼
Environmental compliance in Augusta, Virginia is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Virginia 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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