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Cabarrus, NC

Moderate Risk (49/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Cabarrus in North Carolina · Population: 231,262

Cabarrus, NC is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 23 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 11 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 49/100 (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 3.7M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 5 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

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.

Population
231,262
TRI Facilities
23
Water Systems
11
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
3.7M lbs

Water Systems (11)

System Population Violations
KANNAPOLIS, CITY OF 54,757 0
HARRISBURG, TOWN OF 20,549 6
SHILOH CHURCH ROAD S/D 3,102 0
MOUNT PLEASANT, TOWN OF 1,722 33
WHITEHURST MHP 688 1
SILVER MAPLES ESTATES MHP 463 0
PROVIDENCE MANOR S/D 379 0
STONES THROW MHP 183 2
BROOKDALE DEVELOPMENT 81 0
MCMILLIAN ACRES S/D 71 0
GREEN OAKS S/D 46 1

TRI Facilities (23)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Venator Chemicals LLC 3.1M lbs
2 Dnp Imagingcomm America Corp 191.0K lbs
3 Mauser USA LLC 141.9K lbs
4 Corning Inc 122.1K lbs
5 Intertape Polymer Group 100.6K lbs
6 Concord Further Processing Plant 30.5K lbs
7 Airgas Specialty Products-Concord Nc 16.4K lbs
8 Galvan Industries Inc 14.0K lbs
9 Tarheel Marble Co Inc 8.5K lbs
10 Mateenbar Composite Reinforcements LLC 5.8K lbs
11 Americhem Inc Cnc 4.2K lbs
12 Pass & Seymour Legrand 1.5K lbs
13 Oiles America Corp 719 lbs
14 Heiq Chemtex Inc 298 lbs
15 Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Concord 19 lbs
16 Oldcastle Precast Inc 13 lbs
17 Commercial Vehicle Group 10 lbs
18 Southern Concrete Materials-Concord Plant 1 lbs
19 Bluedot-Readi-Mix-Harrisburg (plant #102) 0 lbs
20 Rinker Charlotte Pipe 0 lbs
21 Sws Concrete-Bonds Plant 0 lbs
22 Sws Concrete-Concord Plant 0 lbs
23 Thomas Concrete 0 lbs

Cities in Cabarrus (3)

Concord
Pop: -
16 facilities · 3 water
Harrisburg
Pop: -
4 facilities · 5 water
Midland
Pop: -
3 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Cabarrus, North Carolina? ▼
Cabarrus, NC has an environmental risk score of 49/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 23 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 11 water systems on record. 5 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Cabarrus? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Cabarrus, NC in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Cabarrus? ▼
Cabarrus, NC has 23 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 3.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Cabarrus? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Cabarrus, NC. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Cabarrus? ▼
Cabarrus, NC has 11 EPA-regulated water systems. 5 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 Cabarrus? ▼
Environmental compliance in Cabarrus, North Carolina is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the North Carolina 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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