Bernalillo, NM
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 Bernalillo in New Mexico · Population: 674,357
Bernalillo, NM is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 34 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 47 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 60/100 (High Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 1.9M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 29 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 61 and a peak AQI of 443 in 2024, with 27% 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 | 100 (27%) | 233 | 26 | 443 |
| 2023 | 97 (27%) | 264 | 3 | 207 |
| 2022 | 81 (22%) | 251 | 28 | 825 |
| 2021 | 60 (16%) | 284 | 19 | 171 |
| 2020 | 105 (29%) | 252 | 7 | 214 |
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 New Mexico, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (47)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE | 22,500 | 0 |
| Isleta Eastside | 9,442 | 3 |
| ENTRANOSA WATER ASSOCIATION | 8,500 | 0 |
| SANDIA PEAK UTILITY | 6,079 | 1 |
| Isleta Shea-whiff | 4,403 | 2 |
| TIERRA WEST ESTATES MHP | 1,447 | 1 |
| Kayenta Sandstone Housing | 1,375 | 0 |
| TRANQUILLO PINES WATER USERS COOP | 814 | 34 |
| CORONADO VILLAGE COUNTRY CLUB | 802 | 1 |
| TIJERAS (VILLAGE OF) | 541 | 4 |
| SOUTH HILLS WATER COMPANY | 506 | 6 |
| PLACITAS TRAILS WATER COOP | 355 | 30 |
| SIERRA VISTA MUTUAL DOMESTIC ASSOCIATION | 342 | 0 |
| DESERT PALMS MOBILE HOME PARK | 270 | 0 |
| CRESCENT MHP (SC4360011) | 259 | 2 |
| GREEN ACRES MOBILE HOME VILLAGE | 255 | 0 |
| FOREST PARK PROPERTY OWNERS COOP | 213 | 0 |
| BARCELONA MOBILE HOME PARK | 199 | 14 |
| CHILILI WATER USERS ASSN | 175 | 31 |
| SHAW MOBILE HOME PARK (SC4360012) | 173 | 2 |
| GREEN RIDGE MDWCA, INC. | 154 | 59 |
| HACIENDA DEL SOL #1 | 152 | 0 |
| TIJERAS WATER COOPERATIVE | 139 | 0 |
| SIERRA VISTA SOUTH WATER COOP | 128 | 0 |
| PAAKWEREE VILLAGE WATER CO-OP ASSOC, INC | 117 | 99 |
| NORTH COURT MOBILE HOME PARK | 117 | 14 |
| Isleta Los Charcos | 114 | 1 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW MHP | 111 | 0 |
| VENTURA ESTATES HOA | 100 | 0 |
| HOFHEINS/MARCEL THOMAS ASSOC COOP INC | 98 | 0 |
| LA LOMITA TRAILER PARK | 97 | 8 |
| LOST HORIZON COOP ASSOCIATION | 95 | 0 |
| LOMA ESCONDIDA WATER ASSOCIATION | 89 | 43 |
| TIERRA MONTE WATER USERS ASSOCIATION | 78 | 14 |
| SUNSET HILLS ESTATES HOA | 76 | 0 |
| WESTERN TERRACE | 76 | 12 |
| VISTA DE MANANA | 63 | 12 |
| BEARCAT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION | 60 | 5 |
| NEW MEXICO BOYS AND GIRLS RANCH | 60 | 4 |
| JUNIPER HILLS MHP | 56 | 44 |
| C-OASIS PARK | 54 | 0 |
| MONARCHY COUNTRY ESTATES | 52 | 9 |
| TRINITY MOBILE HOME PARK | 51 | 0 |
| SAFARILAND MOBILE HOME PARK | 44 | 0 |
| VISTA BONITA WATER COOP | 38 | 1 |
| QUAIL HOLLOW MDWUA | 28 | 16 |
| OAKLAND HEIGHTS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION | 26 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (34)
Cities in Bernalillo (3)
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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.