Denton, TX

Moderate Risk (40/100)

Environmental data for Denton in Texas

Denton, TX is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 34 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 40/100 (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 345.9K 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 47 and a peak AQI of 187 in 2024, with 57% 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
34
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
345.9K 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 210 (57%) 128 25 187
2023 200 (55%) 133 27 177
2022 209 (57%) 136 19 187
2021 222 (61%) 122 18 179
2020 245 (67%) 113 8 142
2024 Good Air Quality: 57% of days
Unhealthy days: 28
Median AQI: 47

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 Texas on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (34)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Mary Kay Inc. 215.0K lbs
2 Acme Brick Co-Denton Plant 32.0K lbs
3 United Copper Industries LLC 31.9K lbs
4 Amazon.com Services LLC 31.6K lbs
5 Victor Equipment Co 8.5K lbs
6 Oldcastle Infrastructure - Northlake 7.3K lbs
7 Nucor Insulated Panel Group 7.2K lbs
8 Peterbilt Motors Co 5.6K lbs
9 Vspone 2.3K lbs
10 Mayday Manufacturing Co 1.8K lbs
11 Safety-Kleen Systems Denton Recycle Center 1.6K lbs
12 Behr Process LLC - Roanoke 779 lbs
13 Wabtec Manufacturing Solutions LLC 315 lbs
14 Redi-Mix - Lewisville 22 lbs
15 Redi-Mix - Alliance 14 lbs
16 Redi-Mix - Denton 9 lbs
17 Little Elm Plant 5 lbs
18 Txi-Camey Ready Mix 4 lbs
19 419 Lewisville 2 lbs
20 Denton Plant 1 lbs
21 Alliance Plant 1 lbs
22 Mm-Roanoke Ready Mix 0 lbs
23 Mm-Sanger Ready Mix 0 lbs
24 Srm 447/448 Northlake 0 lbs
25 Mm-Denton Ready Mix 0 lbs
26 Txi-Lewisville Ready Mix 0 lbs
27 Premier Manufacturing LP 0 lbs
28 Holcim-Sor Inc.- Lewisville Rm 0 lbs
29 Holcim-Sor Inc.- Roanoke Rm 0 lbs
30 Holcim-Sor Inc. - Denton 0 lbs
31 Mm - Portable 910 - Dhl Warehouse Building C 0 lbs
32 Foam Supplies Inc 0 lbs
33 Powder Metallurgy Co,inc 0 lbs
34 Edsco Fasteners 0 lbs

Cities in Denton (7)

Flower Mound
Pop: —
1 facilities · 4 water
Lewisville
Pop: —
9 facilities · 3 water
Denton
Pop: —
11 facilities · 6 water
Northlake
Pop: —
2 facilities · 1 water
Roanoke
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5 facilities · 1 water
Little Elm
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1 facilities · 2 water
Sanger
Pop: —
1 facilities · 6 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Denton, Texas?
Denton, TX has an environmental risk score of 40/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 34 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 Denton?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Denton, TX in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Denton?
Denton, TX has 34 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 345.9K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Denton?
In 2024, Denton, TX recorded a median AQI of 47 and a peak AQI of 187. 57% 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 Denton?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Denton, TX in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Denton?
Environmental compliance in Denton, Texas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Texas 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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