Cameron, TX
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 Cameron in Texas · Population: 423,192
Cameron, TX is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 18 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 18 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 51/100 (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 1.1M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 11 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 61 and a peak AQI of 171 in 2024, with 27% 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 | 99 (27%) | 206 | 48 | 171 |
| 2023 | 161 (44%) | 198 | 6 | 141 |
| 2022 | 191 (52%) | 171 | 3 | 120 |
| 2021 | 162 (44%) | 203 | 0 | 99 |
| 2020 | 158 (43%) | 199 | 6 | 184 |
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 Texas, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (18)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| HARLINGEN WATER WORKS SYSTEM | 85,900 | 0 |
| LAGUNA MADRE WATER DISTRICT | 46,341 | 0 |
| EAST RIO HONDO WSC | 24,756 | 2 |
| CITY OF SAN BENITO | 24,250 | 3 |
| EL JARDIN WSC | 9,423 | 0 |
| OLMITO WSC | 8,952 | 3 |
| CITY OF LA FERIA | 7,226 | 13 |
| CITY OF LOS FRESNOS | 6,009 | 14 |
| CITY OF PRIMERA | 5,811 | 0 |
| VALLEY MUD 2 RANCHO VIEJO | 3,644 | 8 |
| CITY OF COMBES | 2,895 | 8 |
| CITY OF SANTA ROSA | 2,883 | 5 |
| CITY OF RIO HONDO | 2,640 | 113 |
| EAST RIO HONDO WSC ARROYO CITY | 1,953 | 0 |
| CITY OF PALM VALLEY | 1,310 | 0 |
| TOWN OF INDIAN LAKE | 846 | 19 |
| STARBASE WATER SYSTEM | 743 | 0 |
| CAREFREE VALLEY RESORT | 600 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (18)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seatrium Amfels Inc. | 723.8K lbs |
| 2 | Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc | 141.0K lbs |
| 3 | Trico Products Corp | 88.7K lbs |
| 4 | Chem Pruf Door | 84.3K lbs |
| 5 | National Electric Coil Co LP | 34.8K lbs |
| 6 | Port Isabel Detention Ctr Wwtf | 17.0K lbs |
| 7 | Bluewing One LLC | 14.5K lbs |
| 8 | Titan Fuel Terminals Harlingen Gasoline Terminal | 12.7K lbs |
| 9 | Bluewing Royal Llc. | 3.5K lbs |
| 10 | Titan Fuel Terminals Harlingen LLC | 1.5K lbs |
| 11 | Mueller Co. - Gas Products Div | 374 lbs |
| 12 | Asphalt Products Inc. | 1 lbs |
| 13 | Penn Aluminum | 0 lbs |
| 14 | Cemex Construction Materials South LLC - Brownsville | 0 lbs |
| 15 | Allied Mineral Products Inc | 0 lbs |
| 16 | Emerson Automation Solutions | 0 lbs |
| 17 | Cemex Construction Materials South LLC - Harlingen | 0 lbs |
| 18 | Titan Fuel Terminals Harlingen LLC | 0 lbs |
Cities in Cameron (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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.