Clark, NV

High Risk (73/100)

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 Clark in Nevada · Population: 2,293,764

Clark, NV is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 50 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 58 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 73/100 (High Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 18.4M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 29 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 64 and a peak AQI of 170 in 2024, with 25% 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
2,293,764
TRI Facilities
50
Water Systems
58
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
18.4M 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 90 (25%) 236 39 170
2023 106 (29%) 233 25 197
2022 71 (19%) 268 20 480
2021 87 (24%) 244 31 183
2020 92 (25%) 249 22 174
2024 Good Air Quality: 25% of days
Unhealthy days: 40
Median AQI: 64

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 Nevada, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.

Water Systems (58)

System Population Violations
NORTH LAS VEGAS UTILITIES 376,515 0
HENDERSON CITY OF 336,534 0
VIRGIN VALLEY WATER DISTRICT 26,000 0
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE 19,081 3
BOULDER CITY 15,000 0
MOAPA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT 8,500 0
PRIMM VALLEY CASINO RESORTS 7,000 12
SOUTHERN DESERT CORRECTIONAL CTR NDOC 6,200 3
SIGNATURE TOWERS 2,356 0
LOVELOCK CORRECTIONAL CENTER NDOC 1,630 0
KATHERINE LANDING DWTP 1,300 60
ELY MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON NDOC 1,099 1
INDIAN SPRINGS WATER CO INC 900 0
KINGS ROW TP 860 0
NEVADA STATE VETERANS HOME BOULDER CITY 708 10
NPS BOULDER BEACH 690 0
HILLCREST MANOR WATER USERS ASSOCIATION 450 0
Pokegama Lake Resort and MHP 400 0
EASTLAND HEIGHTS WATER ASSOCIATION 400 0
LAKEVIEW ESTATES 380 0
NPS ECHO BAY 274 0
NPS CALLVILLE BAY 250 0
PLANTATION ACRES MHP 227 3
WESTERN HILLS MHP 213 2
ESCAPEE CO OP OF NEVADA 200 0
COLD CREEK CANYON HOMEOWNERS 180 2
Las Vegas Paiute Snow Mountain 175 7
LISBON MOBILE HOMES 155 0
OSPREY MOBILE HOME PARK 150 10
CREEKSIDE CABINS & RV RESORT 124 1
FRANKLIN MHP 118 0
RANCHO COOPERATIVE WATER COMPANY 112 0
SKY RANCH ESTATES 110 0
EQUESTRIAN ESTATES CO OP WATER ASSOC 108 10
Las Vegas Paiute Colony 100 17
SUNSET MHP 90 0
BLUE DIAMOND WATER CO OP INC 85 8
PINE VILLAGE MHP 80 5
TORREY PINES TINA LN WTR ASSOC 70 2
MERRITT MOBILE HOME & RV PARK 70 3
BIG FIVE PARK 65 0
WESTVIEW TERRACE MOBILE HOME PARK 60 1
BERMUDA PALMS MANAGEMENT LLC 60 11
ROARK ESTATES WATER ASSOC 60 49
PINE VISTA MHP 1 60 0
C VALLEY MHP 54 1
LAKESIDE ESTATES 54 0
BIG VALLEY MHP 50 0
RAINBOW GARDENS WATER USERS 45 0
TROUT CANYON LAND AND WATER USERS ASSOC 45 0
PALM GARDENS WATER CO OP 42 1
HARRIS SPRINGS RANCH 40 0
SHETLAND WATER DISTRICT 38 9
MCCARTNEY MOBILE ESTATES MHP 2 31 2
DESERT SUNRISE WATER USERS ASSOC 25 30
FORT APACHE ANN NE WATER ASSOC 25 1
ELKHORN WATER ASSOCIATION LLC 25 11
MCCARTNEY MOBILE ESTATES MHP 1 25 2

TRI Facilities (50)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Emd Acquisition LLC 12.2M lbs
2 Titanium Metals Corp 5.7M lbs
3 U.S. Dod Usaf Nellis Afb Test & Trainging Range 138.5K lbs
4 US Dod Usaf Nellis Afb 123.6K lbs
5 Lhoist Na of Arizona-Apex Plant (part) 98.2K lbs
6 Aquatic Co 76.6K lbs
7 May Manufacturing LLC (dba Artesian Spas) 23.5K lbs
8 Pro Petroleum LLC - Las Vegas Terminal 10.7K lbs
9 Nucor Insulated Panel Group 9.6K lbs
10 West Direct Oil #75 Las 8.7K lbs
11 Wells Enterprises Inc. 7.5K lbs
12 Westlake Royal Roofing - Henderson 3.5K lbs
13 Sierra North Batch Plant 2.0K lbs
14 Reladyne West LLC 1.8K lbs
15 Fiberglass Specialties Inc 1.6K lbs
16 Sierra South Batch Plant 1.5K lbs
17 US Dod Usaf Creech Afb 1.1K lbs
18 Thatcher Co of Nevada 973 lbs
19 Crown Beverage Packaging 736 lbs
20 Pioneer Americas LLC D/b/a Olin Chlor Alkali Products 644 lbs
21 Rebel Oil Co Inc - Las Vegas Terminal 472 lbs
22 Sierra West Batch Plant 328 lbs
23 Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC 304 lbs
24 Pro Terminal Operators LLC - North Las Vegas Rail Terminal 153 lbs
25 Transportation Systems Services Operations Inc. 130 lbs
26 Creech Air Force Base 95 lbs
27 Pabco Gypsum 69 lbs
28 Nevada Ready Mix Lone Mountain 51 lbs
29 Anderson Dairy 50 lbs
30 Service Rock Products Inc-Lone Mountain Nv Facility 23 lbs
31 Nevada Ready Mix Bonanza 21 lbs
32 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Meadow Gold Dairy 15 lbs
33 Service Rock Products Inc. - Beesley Nv 14 lbs
34 Service Rock Products Inc. - 4TH Street 14 lbs
35 Jensen Precast 9 lbs
36 Service Rock Products Inc Sloan 9 lbs
37 Safety-Kleen Systems North Las Vegas (lvn) 8 lbs
38 Certain Teed Gypsum Las Vegas Plant 5 lbs
39 Pavestone - Las Vegas Nv Plant 4 lbs
40 Las Vegas Paving Corp 4 lbs
41 Las Vegas Paving Corp 3 lbs
42 Las Vegas Paving Corp 3 lbs
43 Las Vegas Paving Corp 2 lbs
44 Jensen Precast 2 lbs
45 Las Vegas Paving - Kapex 2 lbs
46 Rinker Las Vegas Pipe 0 lbs
47 Calportland Co Range Plant 0 lbs
48 Quikrete - Las Vegas Nv Plant 0 lbs
49 Custom Building Products 0 lbs
50 Calportland Co Sloan Plant 0 lbs

Cities in Clark (9)

Henderson
Pop: -
11 facilities · 9 water
Boulder City
Pop: -
3 facilities · 5 water
Moapa
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
North Las Vegas
Pop: -
18 facilities · 1 water
Las Vegas
Pop: -
25 facilities · 49 water
Sloan
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water
Nellis Afb
Pop: -
3 facilities · 1 water
Indian Springs
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Mesquite
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Clark, Nevada?
Clark, NV has an environmental risk score of 73/100 (High Risk), based on 50 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 58 water systems on record. 29 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Clark?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Clark, NV in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Clark?
Clark, NV has 50 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 18.4M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Clark?
In 2024, Clark, NV recorded a median AQI of 64 and a peak AQI of 170. 25% 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 Clark?
Clark, NV has 58 EPA-regulated water systems. 29 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 Clark?
Environmental compliance in Clark, Nevada is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Nevada 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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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial