Berrien, MI
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.
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 |
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)
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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.
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