Clearfield, PA
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 Clearfield in Pennsylvania · Population: 78,902
Clearfield, PA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 14 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 20 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 41/100 (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 295.9K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 10 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 35 and a peak AQI of 97 in 2022, with 98% 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 (2020–2022)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 215 (98%) | 4 | 0 | 97 |
| 2021 | 274 (99%) | 3 | 0 | 54 |
| 2020 | 341 (99%) | 2 | 0 | 54 |
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 Pennsylvania, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (20)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| CLEARFIELD MUNICIPAL AUTH | 14,000 | 3 |
| HOUTZDALE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY | 8,410 | 4 |
| CITY OF DUBOIS WATER DEPART | 7,794 | 0 |
| PIKE TWP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY | 4,500 | 8 |
| COOPER TWP MUNICIPAL AUTH | 3,700 | 2 |
| IRVONA MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY | 1,980 | 4 |
| BECCARIA COALPORT IRVONA M A | 1,875 | 0 |
| SANDY TOWNSHIP | 1,828 | 0 |
| COVINGTON KARTHAUS GIRARD A A | 1,700 | 0 |
| BRADY TWP WATER ASSOCIATION | 1,570 | 1 |
| GRAMPIAN BORO PENN TWP MA | 1,400 | 0 |
| HUSTON TWP MUNI AUTH | 960 | 0 |
| AQUA PA EMLENTON | 915 | 0 |
| VENANGO WATER CO | 550 | 0 |
| WESTOVER MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY | 456 | 46 |
| UNION TWP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY | 450 | 1 |
| COOPERSTOWN WATER COMPANY | 360 | 2 |
| BURNSIDE BORO WATER SYSTEM | 325 | 3 |
| SUGARCREEK WATER CO | 205 | 0 |
| PLUMER WATER COMPANY | 185 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (14)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wickett & Craig of America | 131.0K lbs |
| 2 | Pennsylvania Grain Processing LLC | 86.8K lbs |
| 3 | Stella-Jones Corp | 46.6K lbs |
| 4 | Wwf Operating Co LLC | 26.7K lbs |
| 5 | Forum Energy Technologies - Clearfield | 2.6K lbs |
| 6 | Midland Asphalt Materials Inc. | 800 lbs |
| 7 | Nydree Flooring LLC | 783 lbs |
| 8 | Triangle Suspension Systems Inc | 618 lbs |
| 9 | Sensus USA Inc | 1 lbs |
| 10 | Gkn Sinter Metals LLC Dubois | 0 lbs |
| 11 | Hpm Industries Inc/atlas Pressed Metals | 0 lbs |
| 12 | Glen-Gery Corp Bigler Plant | 0 lbs |
| 13 | Tmp Acquisitions New | 0 lbs |
| 14 | Lee Industries Inc. | 0 lbs |
Cities in Clearfield (8)
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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.