Broward, FL

High Risk (93/100)

Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology.

Environmental data for Broward in Florida · Population: 1,946,127

TRI sites such as Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center; Garmin International Miramar; LEXTM3 Systems; SDWIS systems such as PEMBROKE PINES, CITY OF; FORT LAUDERDALE, CITY OF; HOLLYWOOD, CITY OF; NPL sites such as Chemform, Inc.; Davie Landfill; Flash Cleaners anchor Broward, FL's EPA extract. Derived burden score 93/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.

Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Broward include PEMBROKE PINES, CITY OF; MIRAMAR (EAST ; WEST) PLANTS; SUNRISE SPRINGTREE, while Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 47 / peak 154 in 2024.

Burden score 93/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Broward -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.

Release-over-release change

What changed for Broward, FL: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

-0.6%

34 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

-5.0%

485.1 thousand lb → 461.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed

Between the two reporting years, 4 facilities filed for the first time and 4 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.

  • Broward, FL's total reported releases fell from 461.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 458.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Broward, FL's off-site transfers rose from 48.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 72.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Broward, FL's air releases fell from 413.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 386.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
County population (Census ACS)
1,946,127
TRI Facilities
47
Water Systems
52
Superfund Sites
8
Total Releases
1.5M 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 213 (58%) 152 0 154
2023 158 (43%) 204 3 109
2022 197 (54%) 168 0 100
2021 191 (52%) 173 1 103
2020 192 (52%) 172 2 142
2024 Good Air Quality: 58% of days
Unhealthy days: 1
Median AQI: 47

Source: 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 Florida, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.

Water Systems (52)

System System pop (SDWIS) Violations
PEMBROKE PINES, CITY OF 187,459 6
FORT LAUDERDALE, CITY OF 185,163 0
HOLLYWOOD, CITY OF 147,566 0
MIRAMAR (EAST ; WEST) PLANTS 137,107 1
CITY OF POMPANO 99,400 0
PLANTATION, EAST ; CENTRAL 85,496 0
SUNRISE SPRINGTREE 79,550 1
BCWWS 1A 75,305 2
SUNRISE SAWGRASS 72,400 0
CORAL SPRINGS, CITY OF 65,000 0
TAMARAC (WEST), CITY OF 63,793 0
CITY OF MARGATE 62,254 0
DEERFIELD BEACH, CITY OF 62,000 0
LAUDERHILL, CITY OF 55,000 8
BCWWS 2A 54,622 0
COCONUT CREEK, CITY OF 54,000 0
CITY OF WESTON (INDIAN TRACE) 52,300 0
CORAL SPRINGS IMPROVEMENT DIST 40,000 0
HALLANDALE BEACH, CITY OF 40,000 1
OAKLAND PARK CITY OF 38,905 0
NORTH SPRINGS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 37,371 0
NORTH LAUDERDALE, CITY OF 35,709 0
COOPER CITY 33,752 0
BCWWS 3B/C 32,650 0
DANIA BEACH, CITY OF 30,000 3
DAVIE, TOWN OF, #3 ; #5 26,000 0
BCWWS 3A 16,046 0
WILTON MANORS, CITY OF 12,531 0
SUNRISE SOUTHWEST 10,750 0
SEMINOLE UTILITIES HOLLYWOOD 9,300 0
SEMINOLE - BRIGHTON RESERVATION 6,538 0
SEMINOLE UTILITIES IMMOKALEE 5,221 0
FERN CREST UTILITIES, INC. 3,750 1
PARKLAND UTILITIES INC 2,590 0
TAMARAC (EAST), CITY OF 2,582 0
RIVERWOOD COMMUNITY DEL. DIST. 2,243 0
SEMINOLE - BIG CYPRESS 2,132 0
HILLSBORO BEACH, TOWN OF 2,000 0
COLONIES OF MARGATE 1,400 0
OAKLAND HILLS 1,050 0
DAVIE (HACIENDA VILLAGE) 1,000 0
TORCHLIGHT MOBILE HOME PARK 230 1
REDLAND MHC, LLC 160 0
RIVER OAKS UTILITIES, LLC 120 1
TAMPA SOUTH RV RESORT CAMPGROUND 120 9
COLONIAL MOBILE HOME PARK 115 1
FERN CREST EAST 115 3
OAK POND ADULT M.H. ESTATES 70 1
COUNTRY VILLAS 64 0
A B C MOBILE HOME PARK 54 0
PALM SHORES MOBILE VILLAGE, LLC 35 0
THE PRESERVE AT OAK HILL 34 1

TRI Facilities (47)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Fpl Port Everglades Energy Center 629.2K lbs
2 Garmin International Miramar 245.7K lbs
3 LEXTM3 Systems 161.3K lbs
4 Dusky Marine Inc 121.9K lbs
5 American Polymer Co 84.0K lbs
6 Fpl-Lauderdale Power Plant 70.1K lbs
7 Exxon Mobil Oil Corp Port Everglades Terminal 51.6K lbs
8 Motiva Port Everglades South Terminal 31.6K lbs
9 South Florida Materials Corp DBA Vecenergy-Port Everglades 30.3K lbs
10 Mplx Terminals LLC - Ft Lauderdale Eisenhower 17.9K lbs
11 Reddy Ice-Davie (439) 14.5K lbs
12 Chevron Port Everglades Terminal 13.6K lbs
13 Aveva Drug Delivery Systems 13.3K lbs
14 Publix Deerfield Beach Facility 9.9K lbs
15 Mplx Terminals LLC - Ft Lauderdale Spangler 8.8K lbs
16 Global Port Everglades East Terminal 8.2K lbs
17 Hyperion Materials & Technologies - Deerfield 8.2K lbs
18 Citgo Port Everglades Terminal 4.8K lbs
19 Stimpson Co Inc 3.6K lbs
20 Hyperion Materials & Technologies - Pompano 2.7K lbs
21 Karnak South 2.3K lbs
22 Propulsion Technologies International 1.2K lbs
23 Matcon Terminal LLC 1.1K lbs
24 Fhp Manufacturing Co 125 lbs
25 Safety-Kleen Systems (pom) 7 lbs
26 Crh Americas Inc. 3 lbs
27 Titan Florida-Ft. Lauderdale Rmc Plant 2 lbs
28 Tremron - Pompano Beach Fl Plant 1 lbs
29 Ozinga Ready-Mix Davie 1 lbs
30 Titan Florida-Pompano Beach Rmc Plant 1 lbs
31 Argos Deerfield Beach Concrete Plant 1 lbs
32 Ozinga Ready-Mix-Deerfield Beach 0 lbs
33 Cmc Rebar Ft. Lauderdale 0 lbs
34 Cemex Pembroke Pines 0 lbs
35 Abb Inc 0 lbs
36 Specialty Vermiculite LLC 0 lbs
37 Dometic Corp 0 lbs
38 Cemex North Pompano 0 lbs
39 Astronics Dme LLC 0 lbs
40 Cemex South Fort Lauderdale 0 lbs
41 Sonny's Direct 0 lbs
42 Port Consolidated Inc 0 lbs
43 Adhesives Technology Corp 0 lbs
44 Tropical Assemblies Inc 0 lbs
45 Tropical Roofing Products Corp 0 lbs
46 Mapei Corp 0 lbs
47 Cosmo International Corp 0 lbs

Superfund Sites (8)

Site Name Status HRS Score
Chemform, Inc. Deleted NPL Site 37.93
Davie Landfill Deleted NPL Site 57.86
Flash Cleaners NPL Site 50.00
Florida Petroleum Reprocessors NPL Site 50.00
Hollingsworth Solderless Terminal NPL Site 44.53
Petroleum Products Corp. NPL Site 40.11
Wilson Concepts of Florida, Inc. Deleted NPL Site 37.93
Wingate Road Municipal Incinerator Dump NPL Site 31.72

Cities in Broward (28)

Fort Lauderdale
20 facilities · 1 water
Pompano Beach
12 facilities · 6 water
Deerfield Beach
4 facilities · 1 water
Miramar
3 facilities · 1 water
Dania
2 facilities · 0 water
Hollywood
1 facilities · 9 water
Coral Springs
1 facilities · 7 water
Davie
1 facilities · 4 water
Tamarac
1 facilities · 2 water
Ft Lauderdale
1 facilities · 1 water
Hallandale
1 facilities · 0 water
Plantation
0 facilities · 3 water
Sunrise
0 facilities · 3 water
Margate
0 facilities · 2 water
Coconut Creek
0 facilities · 1 water
Cooper City
0 facilities · 1 water
Dania Beach
0 facilities · 1 water
Hallandale Beach
0 facilities · 1 water
Lauderhill
0 facilities · 1 water
North Lauderdale
0 facilities · 1 water
Oakland Park
0 facilities · 1 water
Parkland
0 facilities · 1 water
Pembroke Pines
0 facilities · 1 water
Pompano
0 facilities · 1 water
Sw Ranches
0 facilities · 1 water
Weston
0 facilities · 1 water
Wilton Manors
0 facilities · 1 water
Pembroke Park
0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Broward, Florida?
Broward, FL has an environmental risk score of 93/100 (High Risk), based on 47 TRI facilities, 8 Superfund sites, and 52 water systems on record. 15 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Broward?
Yes, Broward, FL has 8 Superfund sites on the EPA National Priorities List (NPL). Superfund sites are contaminated locations that require long-term cleanup under the EPA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
How many toxic release facilities are in Broward?
Broward, FL has 47 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 1.5M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Broward?
In 2024, Broward, FL recorded a median AQI of 47 and a peak AQI of 154. 58% 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 Broward?
Broward, FL has 52 EPA-regulated water systems. 15 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Broward?
Environmental compliance in Broward, Florida is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Florida 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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