Cabell, WV

Low Risk (28/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Cabell in West Virginia · Population: 93,300

Cabell, WV is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 10 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 28/100 (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 313.9K 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 43 and a peak AQI of 87 in 2024, with 69% 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.

Population
93,300
TRI Facilities
10
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
313.9K 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 253 (69%) 113 0 87
2023 210 (77%) 62 1 144
2022 247 (88%) 35 0 93
2021 232 (82%) 51 0 87
2020 252 (89%) 32 0 100
2024 Good Air Quality: 69% of days
Median AQI: 43

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 West Virginia, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.

TRI Facilities (10)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Swva Inc 158.8K lbs
2 Thistle Processing LLC 148.1K lbs
3 Rustoleum Corp 3.4K lbs
4 Columbia Paint Corp 2.8K lbs
5 Fuchs Lubricants Co Huntington 700 lbs
6 Rubberlite Inc 158 lbs
7 Huntington Plating Inc 40 lbs
8 J.h. Fletcher & Co. 17 lbs
9 Service Wire Culloden 0 lbs
10 Alcon Research Ltd. Lesage 0 lbs

Cities in Cabell (3)

Culloden
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Lesage
Pop: -
2 facilities · 0 water
Huntington
Pop: -
7 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Cabell, West Virginia?
Cabell, WV has an environmental risk score of 28/100 (Low Risk), based on 10 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 Cabell?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Cabell, WV in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Cabell?
Cabell, WV has 10 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 313.9K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Cabell?
In 2024, Cabell, WV recorded a median AQI of 43 and a peak AQI of 87. 69% 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 Cabell?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Cabell, WV in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Cabell?
Environmental compliance in Cabell, West Virginia is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the West Virginia 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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