Belmont, OH
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 Belmont in Ohio · Population: 65,982
Belmont, OH is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 3 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 16 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 31/100 (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 111.0K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 4 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 32 and a peak AQI of 77 in 2024, with 79% 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 | 289 (79%) | 77 | 0 | 77 |
| 2023 | 288 (82%) | 64 | 0 | 181 |
| 2022 | 338 (94%) | 22 | 0 | 64 |
| 2021 | 320 (88%) | 43 | 0 | 77 |
| 2020 | 347 (95%) | 19 | 0 | 69 |
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 Ohio, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (16)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| BELMONT CO. SANITARY DISTRICT 3 PWS | 26,822 | 1 |
| MARTINS FERRY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM | 6,980 | 0 |
| BARNESVILLE | 6,500 | 0 |
| ST. CLAIRSVILLE, CITY OF PWS | 5,097 | 5 |
| BELLAIRE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM | 4,278 | 0 |
| SHADYSIDE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM | 3,689 | 0 |
| BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM | 2,830 | 0 |
| TRI-COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY | 2,370 | 0 |
| POWHATAN POINT PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM | 1,592 | 0 |
| SWITZER WATER ASSOCIATION | 1,493 | 0 |
| BETHESDA PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM | 1,382 | 1 |
| FLUSHING VILLAGE PWS | 803 | 0 |
| YORK TOWNSHIP WATER AUTHORITY PWS | 481 | 0 |
| BELMONT PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM | 400 | 0 |
| HOLLOWAY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM | 360 | 2 |
| MORRISTOWN PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM | 315 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (3)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belmont County Coal Resources Inc. | 54.3K lbs |
| 2 | Turf Care Supply Llc. | 45.3K lbs |
| 3 | Ohio Valley Coal Resources Inc. | 11.5K lbs |
Cities in Belmont (3)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.