Blaine, ID
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Environmental data for Blaine in Idaho · Population: 24,579
Blaine, ID is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 1 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facility, 27 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 27/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 5.9K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 9 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 19 and a peak AQI of 220 in 2024, with 86% 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 | 310 (86%) | 43 | 4 | 220 |
| 2023 | 323 (98%) | 7 | 0 | 63 |
| 2022 | 321 (90%) | 29 | 2 | 182 |
| 2021 | 288 (82%) | 52 | 10 | 144 |
| 2020 | 323 (88%) | 34 | 6 | 172 |
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 Idaho, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (27)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| HAILEY WATER AND SEWER | 8,000 | 0 |
| KETCHUM CITY OF | 3,555 | 0 |
| SUN VALLEY WATER AND SEWER DIST | 3,400 | 0 |
| BELLEVUE CITY OF | 2,747 | 22 |
| CAREY WATER AND SEWER | 993 | 0 |
| MID VALLEY WATER COMPANY LLC | 450 | 0 |
| HULEN MEADOWS WATER COMPANY | 390 | 0 |
| COLD SPRINGS SUBD | 300 | 0 |
| HELENA RV AND MOBILE HOME PARK | 250 | 0 |
| STARWEATHER ESTATES | 150 | 0 |
| SUNLAND SHORES | 143 | 0 |
| CHERRY CREEK | 138 | 2 |
| HEATHERLANDS SUBD | 134 | 1 |
| SMILEY CREEK WATER USERS ASSN INC | 117 | 7 |
| THE VALLEY CLUB | 115 | 0 |
| ASPEN HOLLOW HOMEOWNERS ASSOC | 75 | 1 |
| GREENHORN SUBD | 75 | 9 |
| GOLDEN EAGLE RANCH | 71 | 2 |
| PARKWOOD | 65 | 1 |
| WOODENHILLS WATER WORKS | 62 | 0 |
| SUNNYHILLS | 61 | 0 |
| GANNETT HOMEOWNERS ASSN | 60 | 5 |
| 85 Acres | 55 | 0 |
| SAGE SPRINGS SUBDIVISION | 53 | 0 |
| PICABO WATER SYSTEM | 50 | 0 |
| HOLIDAY HIGHWAY SUBD | 45 | 0 |
| SYRINGA PARK SUBD | 35 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (1)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountain Hardware Inc. (hailey) | 5.9K lbs |
Cities in Blaine (1)
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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.