Berrien, MI

Moderate Risk (35/100)

Environmental data for Berrien in Michigan

Berrien, MI is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 24 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 35/100 (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 379.6K 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 41 and a peak AQI of 101 in 2024, with 83% 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
24
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
379.6K 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 200 (83%) 40 1 101
2023 181 (74%) 52 11 143
2022 197 (85%) 30 4 156
2021 209 (84%) 38 3 129
2020 217 (84%) 34 7 150
2024 Good Air Quality: 83% of days
Unhealthy days: 1
Median AQI: 41

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 Michigan on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (24)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Ncp Coatings LLC 232.8K lbs
2 Champlain Specialty Metals Inc. 49.3K lbs
3 Jvis Manufacturing LLC 42.2K lbs
4 French Paper LLC 25.6K lbs
5 Mplx Terminals LLC - Niles Mi Terminal 22.3K lbs
6 Special-Lite Inc. - 2.5K lbs
7 Niles Aluminum Products Inc 1.7K lbs
8 Bluewater Thermal Solutions 1.1K lbs
9 Niles Steel Tank 748 lbs
10 Thelamco Inc 625 lbs
11 Modineer Plant 10 293 lbs
12 Tech Nickel Inc 137 lbs
13 Dw National Standard-Niles LLC 131 lbs
14 Aludyne LLC 46 lbs
15 Aludyne LLC 32 lbs
16 Gast Manufacturing Inc 21 lbs
17 Primetals Technologies USA LLC 14 lbs
18 Robert Bosch LLC 5 lbs
19 Vail Rubber Works Inc 1 lbs
20 Bonnell Aluminum (niles) LLC 0 lbs
21 Hoffmann Die Cast LLC 0 lbs
22 Leco Corp 0 lbs
23 Supreme Casting Inc. 0 lbs
24 Modineer Plant 6 0 lbs

Cities in Berrien (4)

Benton Harbor
Pop: —
9 facilities · 2 water
Saint Joseph
Pop: —
4 facilities · 0 water
Niles
Pop: —
9 facilities · 3 water
Stevensville
Pop: —
2 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Berrien, Michigan?
Berrien, MI has an environmental risk score of 35/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 24 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 Berrien?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Berrien, MI in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Berrien?
Berrien, MI has 24 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 379.6K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Berrien?
In 2024, Berrien, MI recorded a median AQI of 41 and a peak AQI of 101. 83% 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 Berrien?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Berrien, MI in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Berrien?
Environmental compliance in Berrien, Michigan is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Michigan 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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