Ellis, TX

Moderate Risk (53/100)

Environmental data for Ellis in Texas

Ellis, TX is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 44 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 5.8M 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 36 and a peak AQI of 101 in 2024, with 89% 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
44
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
5.8M 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 323 (89%) 38 1 101
2023 286 (82%) 60 2 112
2022 311 (85%) 53 0 97
2021 262 (72%) 100 1 105
2020 239 (65%) 126 1 125
2024 Good Air Quality: 89% of days
Unhealthy days: 1
Median AQI: 36

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 (44)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie 1.6M lbs
2 Chaparral Steel Midlothian LP 1.1M lbs
3 Martin Marietta North Texas Cement LLC 1.0M lbs
4 The Praxis Cos LLC 605.2K lbs
5 Holcim (us) Inc. 510.2K lbs
6 Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Ennis 274.0K lbs
7 Ash Grove Cement Co 148.2K lbs
8 Martech 117.7K lbs
9 1I Branch - Specialty Services Complex 78.9K lbs
10 Ennis-Flint North 54.4K lbs
11 Buckley Oil Co - Midlothian Site 46.0K lbs
12 Elk Co of Texas LLC 31.0K lbs
13 Genesis Custom Chemical Blending 26.4K lbs
14 Sherwin-Williams Co 24.2K lbs
15 Airgas Specialty Products-Waxahachie Tx 22.6K lbs
16 Schirm USA Inc. 18.1K lbs
17 Polyguard Products 15.3K lbs
18 Tamko Building Products LLC 14.2K lbs
19 US Aluminum Corp 9.7K lbs
20 Cardinal Cg 9.1K lbs
21 Freshpet 4.7K lbs
22 Gs II Inc. 3.1K lbs
23 Waxahachie - Powder (dr) 2.9K lbs
24 International Extrusion Corp Texas 1.6K lbs
25 Lippert Plant 241 1.2K lbs
26 Qualico Steel Co Inc Texas Div 971 lbs
27 James Hardie Building Products Waxahachie 301 lbs
28 Ennis Asphalt Storage Facility 19 lbs
29 Redi-Mix - Midlothian 15 lbs
30 Redi-Mix - Waxahachie 3 lbs
31 Pdk Liquid Stone Partners LP 2 lbs
32 Waxahachie Plant 1 lbs
33 Mm-Midlothian Eastgate Ready Mix 0 lbs
34 Mm-Midlothian Railport Ready Mix 0 lbs
35 Ennis Ready Mix 0 lbs
36 Polyguard Products 0 lbs
37 Midlothian Plant 0 lbs
38 Associated Materials LLC 0 lbs
39 Gardner Gibson Ennis Inc 0 lbs
40 Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Ennis 0 lbs
41 Cmc Steel Fabricators Inc (dba Cmc Coatings) 0 lbs
42 Cmc Steel Fabricators Inc (dba Cmc Rebar) 0 lbs
43 Cardinal Glass Ig 0 lbs
44 Gardner-Gibson 0 lbs

Cities in Ellis (3)

Ennis
Pop: —
18 facilities · 3 water
Waxahachie
Pop: —
14 facilities · 3 water
Midlothian
Pop: —
12 facilities · 3 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Ellis, Texas?
Ellis, TX has an environmental risk score of 53/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 44 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 Ellis?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Ellis, TX in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Ellis?
Ellis, TX has 44 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 5.8M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Ellis?
In 2024, Ellis, TX recorded a median AQI of 36 and a peak AQI of 101. 89% 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 Ellis?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Ellis, TX in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Ellis?
Environmental compliance in Ellis, 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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