Bay, FL
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Bay in Florida · Population: 181,368
TRI sites such as Hollingshead Materials (formerly Westrock Cp LLC Rock-Tenn; Kraton Chemical LLC; Northwest Florida Holdings Inc; SDWIS systems such as PANAMA CITY BEACH CITY OF; BAY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM; PANAMA CITY WATER SYSTEM; NPL sites such as Tyndall Air Force Base anchor Bay, FL's EPA extract. Derived burden score 51/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Bay include CALLAWAY, CITY OF WATER SYSTEM; SPRINGFIELD, CITY OF; MEXICO BEACH, CITY OF, while Hollingshead Materials (formerly Westrock Cp LLC Rock-Tenn leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 47 / peak 215 in 2024.
Burden score 51/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Bay -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Bay, FL: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+1.2%
7 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-91.2%
524.5 thousand lb → 46.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
These two measures point in opposite directions. Releases from the facilities present in both years rose, while the inventory-wide total fell. The difference is which facilities filed, not a different estimate of the same plants.
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Bay, FL's total reported releases rose from 45.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bay, FL's off-site transfers fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 36 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bay, FL's chemicals reported fell from 13 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bay, FL's air releases rose from 43.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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 | 214 (60%) | 141 | 0 | 215 |
| 2023 | 176 (48%) | 189 | 0 | 95 |
| 2022 | 218 (60%) | 147 | 0 | 99 |
| 2021 | 228 (62%) | 137 | 0 | 78 |
| 2020 | 210 (58%) | 151 | 2 | 146 |
Source: 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 Florida, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (9)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| PANAMA CITY BEACH CITY OF | 67,205 | 0 |
| BAY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM | 40,848 | 0 |
| PANAMA CITY WATER SYSTEM | 34,345 | 0 |
| LYNN HAVEN, CITY OF WATER SYSTEM | 23,380 | 0 |
| CALLAWAY, CITY OF WATER SYSTEM | 20,520 | 1 |
| SPRINGFIELD, CITY OF | 8,075 | 11 |
| MEXICO BEACH, CITY OF | 5,888 | 16 |
| PARKER, CITY OF WATER SYSTEM | 4,358 | 8 |
| DEER HAVEN PARK | 68 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (13)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollingshead Materials (formerly Westrock Cp LLC Rock-Tenn | 4.9M lbs |
| 2 | Kraton Chemical LLC | 207.0K lbs |
| 3 | Northwest Florida Holdings Inc | 31.4K lbs |
| 4 | US Dod Usaf Tyndall Afb Florida | 5.0K lbs |
| 5 | Chevron Panama City Terminal | 2.0K lbs |
| 6 | Gulf Power Co Plant Lansing Smith | 605 lbs |
| 7 | Trane Commercial Systems | 125 lbs |
| 8 | Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Panama City | 1 lbs |
| 9 | Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - Tafb | 0 lbs |
| 10 | Ready Mix USA LLC - Panama City Main Plant | 0 lbs |
| 11 | Preferred-Panama City Beach Rm | 0 lbs |
| 12 | Texcote LLC | 0 lbs |
| 13 | Merrick Industries Inc. | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tyndall Air Force Base | NPL Site | 50.00 |
Cities in Bay (9)
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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.