Contra Costa, CA

Moderate Risk (53/100)

Environmental data for Contra Costa in California

Contra Costa, CA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 42 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilityies, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 53/100 (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 15.8M 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 48 and a peak AQI of 94 in 2024, with 53% 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.

TRI Facilities
42
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
15.8M 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 193 (53%) 168 0 94
2023 173 (47%) 190 2 110
2022 175 (48%) 188 2 129
2021 195 (53%) 165 5 150
2020 192 (52%) 156 7 221
2024 Good Air Quality: 53% of days
Median AQI: 48

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 detailed air quality monitoring data, pollutant breakdowns, and metro-level AQI trends, see Air Quality in California on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (42)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Martinez Refining Co LLC 5.0M lbs
2 Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex 3.8M lbs
3 Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery 3.0M lbs
4 Mecs Inc. 1.2M lbs
5 Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co LLC 683.5K lbs
6 Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg 598.6K lbs
7 Corteva Agriscience LLC 375.7K lbs
8 Phillips 66 Carbon Plant 350.1K lbs
9 Uss-Upi LLC 117.7K lbs
10 Air Products & Chemicals Inc (martinez-Waterfront Road) 101.0K lbs
11 Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant 99.0K lbs
12 Air Products West Coast Hydrogen - HP-2 69.2K lbs
13 C&h Sugar Co Inc 64.0K lbs
14 Chemtrade West US LLC 61.9K lbs
15 Eco Services Operations Corp. 40.7K lbs
16 Air Liquide Large Industries US LP - Rodeo Hydrogen Plant 37.1K lbs
17 Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc 28.7K lbs
18 Silgan Containers Mfg Corp 26.8K lbs
19 Phillips 66 Richmond Terminal 17.5K lbs
20 Chevron Richmond Technology Center 16.7K lbs
21 Air Products & Chemicals Inc Martinez Solano Way 8.5K lbs
22 Air Products West Coast Hydrogen - HP-1 8.1K lbs
23 Douglas Products & Packaging Co 7.5K lbs
24 Airgas Dry Ice 7.0K lbs
25 Henkel US Operations Corp 3.9K lbs
26 Brenntag Pacific Inc. 2.1K lbs
27 K2 Pure Solutions Nocal LP 798 lbs
28 Military Ocean Terminal Concord 73 lbs
29 Benda Tool & Model Works 37 lbs
30 Hasa Inc 25 lbs
31 Safety-Kleen Systems Inc 25 lbs
32 Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC 15 lbs
33 Parker Hannifin Corp Veriflo Div Richmond 12 lbs
34 Central Concrete Supply Co. Inc. - Martinez 7 lbs
35 Gold Bond Building Products - Richmond 5 lbs
36 Central Concrete Pinole 2 lbs
37 Cemex Concord 1 lbs
38 Zygo Corp Extreme Precision Optics 0 lbs
39 Antioch 0 lbs
40 Calex Mfg Co Inc 0 lbs
41 California Casting Inc 0 lbs
42 California Expanded Metals Co 0 lbs

Cities in Contra Costa (10)

Antioch
Pop: —
3 facilities · 1 water
Concord
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3 facilities · 8 water
Crockett
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1 facilities · 0 water
Hercules
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1 facilities · 2 water
Martinez
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10 facilities · 2 water
Pittsburg
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7 facilities · 1 water
Bay Point
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1 facilities · 0 water
Rodeo
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3 facilities · 0 water
Richmond
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12 facilities · 0 water
Pinole
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1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Contra Costa, California?
Contra Costa, CA has an environmental risk score of 53/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 42 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 Contra Costa?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Contra Costa, CA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Contra Costa?
Contra Costa, CA has 42 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 15.8M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Contra Costa?
In 2024, Contra Costa, CA recorded a median AQI of 48 and a peak AQI of 94. 53% 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 Contra Costa?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Contra Costa, CA in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Contra Costa?
Environmental compliance in Contra Costa, California is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the California 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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