Bell, TX

Moderate Risk (40/100)

Environmental data for Bell in Texas

Bell, TX is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 28 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilityies, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 40/100 (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 2.5M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 46 and a peak AQI of 129 in 2024, with 62% 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.

TRI Facilities
28
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
2.5M lbs

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 226 (62%) 135 5 129
2023 231 (63%) 128 6 133
2022 241 (66%) 121 3 129
2021 240 (66%) 122 3 122
2020 236 (64%) 129 1 135
2024 Good Air Quality: 62% of days
Unhealthy days: 5
Median AQI: 46

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 detailed air quality monitoring data, pollutant breakdowns, and metro-level AQI trends, see Air Quality in Texas on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (28)

# Facility Total Releases
1 US Army Fort Cavazos Range Facility 1.3M lbs
2 Fiber Glass Systems LP 496.8K lbs
3 Wilsonart LLC Temple North 281.6K lbs
4 Engineered Composite Systems 179.4K lbs
5 Viron International LLC 51.0K lbs
6 The Pittsburgh Paints Co. 45.0K lbs
7 Killeen Marble Inc 32.2K lbs
8 Wilsonart Llc-Adhesive Div 21.8K lbs
9 Tts Distribution Inc 10.0K lbs
10 American Spincast Inc 8.3K lbs
11 Mgc Pure Chemicals America Inc 7.7K lbs
12 Centrifugal Castings 6.0K lbs
13 Er Carpenter LP 5.7K lbs
14 Wilsonart Solid Surface 5.5K lbs
15 Delta Centrifugal LLC 516 lbs
16 Artco Bell Corp 215 lbs
17 Palladio Industries Inc. 161 lbs
18 Nortech Lubricant Distibution Solutions Inc 30 lbs
19 Lide Industries-Troy Fiberglass 7 lbs
20 Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Temple 1 lbs
21 Belton Ready Mix 1 lbs
22 Transit Mix Killeen Plant Plant #1151 0 lbs
23 Temple Ready Mix 0 lbs
24 Cargill Feed & Nutrition Temple 0 lbs
25 Mars Petcare US Inc. 0 lbs
26 Pactiv LLC 0 lbs
27 Tru Belton I/tru Belton II 0 lbs
28 Reynolds Consumer Products 0 lbs

Cities in Bell (6)

Temple
Pop: —
18 facilities · 5 water
Belton
Pop: —
5 facilities · 4 water
Killeen
Pop: —
3 facilities · 5 water
Fort Cavazos
Pop: —
1 facilities · 0 water
Troy
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water
Bell County
Pop: —
0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Bell, Texas?
Bell, TX has an environmental risk score of 40/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 28 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 0 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Bell?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Bell, TX in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Bell?
Bell, TX has 28 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 2.5M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Bell?
In 2024, Bell, TX recorded a median AQI of 46 and a peak AQI of 129. 62% of monitored days had "Good" air quality (AQI 0–50). Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County.
Is the drinking water safe in Bell?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Bell, TX in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Bell?
Environmental compliance in Bell, Texas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Texas 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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