Douglas, NV
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 Douglas in Nevada · Population: 49,624
Douglas, NV is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 2 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 28 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 27/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 4.7K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 14 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 22 and a peak AQI of 76 in 2024, with 90% 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 | 308 (90%) | 34 | 0 | 76 |
| 2023 | 296 (82%) | 63 | 0 | 73 |
| 2022 | 295 (83%) | 55 | 1 | 195 |
| 2021 | 279 (76%) | 53 | 7 | 279 |
| 2020 | 286 (78%) | 63 | 6 | 274 |
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 (28)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| GARDNERVILLE RANCHOS GID | 11,300 | 0 |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY CARSON VALLEY SYSTEM | 6,488 | 0 |
| INDIAN HILLS GID | 5,962 | 0 |
| GARDNERVILLE WATER COMPANY | 4,500 | 0 |
| KINGSBURY GID | 3,839 | 1 |
| TOWN OF MINDEN | 3,500 | 0 |
| CAVE ROCK SKYLAND | 1,267 | 0 |
| ZEPHYR COVE WATER UTILITY DISTR | 1,209 | 0 |
| ROUND HILL GID | 1,200 | 0 |
| FAIRGROUNDS/SUNRISE ESTATES | 1,011 | 0 |
| GLENBROOK WATER COOPERATIVE INC | 1,000 | 1 |
| Washoe Tribe Dresslerville Community | 452 | 1 |
| Washoe Tribe Carson Colony | 450 | 2 |
| FOOTHILL WATER SYSTEM | 346 | 0 |
| ELK POINT COUNTRY CLUB | 325 | 12 |
| Washoe Tribe Woodfords | 250 | 0 |
| HOLBROOK STATION RV AND MHP | 180 | 1 |
| SIERRA ESTATES GID | 170 | 0 |
| Washoe Tribe Stewart | 150 | 1 |
| GULF COAST TRADES CENTER | 150 | 1 |
| WADSWORTH MOBILE HOME PARK | 90 | 1 |
| UPPAWAY WATER SYSTEM | 85 | 0 |
| WOODFORDS MUTUAL WATER COMPANY | 50 | 2 |
| LOGAN CREEK ESTATES GID | 50 | 1 |
| SIERRA COUNTRY ESTATES | 47 | 10 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW MHP | 45 | 0 |
| TOPAZ LAKE WATER CO INC | 40 | 4 |
| PINION PINES MHP | 30 | 2 |
TRI Facilities (2)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aervoe LLC | 4.6K lbs |
| 2 | Os Operations LLC | 91 lbs |
Cities in Douglas (2)
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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.