Erie, NY
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Erie in New York · Population: 950,044
TRI sites such as 3M Co - Tonawanda; Dupont Yerkes Plant; Wieland Rolled Products N.a. Buffalo Inc.; SDWIS systems such as ECWA DIRECT; BUFFALO WATER AUTHORITY; ECWA AMHERST; NPL sites such as Pfohl Brothers Landfill; Wide Beach Development anchor Erie, NY's EPA extract. Derived burden score 81/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
EPCRA disclosures in Erie total 4.9M lbs; health-flagged SDWIS rows include ECWA EVANS; AKRON VILLAGE; ALDEN VILLAGE, while 3M Co - Tonawanda leads TRI pounds. AQS median AQI 43 / peak 105 in 2024.
Largest TRI sites in the extract: 3M Co - Tonawanda; Dupont Yerkes Plant; Wieland Rolled Products N.a. Buffalo Inc.. Named SDWIS systems: ECWA DIRECT; BUFFALO WATER AUTHORITY; ECWA AMHERST. NPL sites on record: Pfohl Brothers Landfill; Wide Beach Development. Burden score 81/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite here; tables reproduce EPA disclosure history, not a current-safety verdict.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Erie, NY: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+3.3%
63 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+3.3%
861.6 thousand lb → 889.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 4 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Erie, NY's total reported releases rose from 861.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 889.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Erie, NY's off-site transfers rose from 235.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 263.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Erie, NY's water releases rose from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Erie, NY's chemicals reported fell from 57 in 2022 to 56 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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 | 234 (64%) | 131 | 1 | 105 |
| 2023 | 198 (54%) | 159 | 5 | 176 |
| 2022 | 238 (65%) | 125 | 2 | 150 |
| 2021 | 225 (62%) | 139 | 1 | 101 |
| 2020 | 278 (76%) | 86 | 0 | 157 |
Source: 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 New York, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (49)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| ECWA DIRECT | 313,380 | 0 |
| BUFFALO WATER AUTHORITY | 276,000 | 0 |
| ECWA AMHERST | 92,697 | 0 |
| TONAWANDA, TOWN WATER DEPT. | 72,571 | 0 |
| ECWA LANCASTER | 29,018 | 0 |
| ECWA ORCHARD PARK | 24,582 | 0 |
| ECWA WEST SENECA | 23,557 | 0 |
| GRAND ISLAND TOWN WATER DEPT. | 19,500 | 0 |
| KENMORE VILLAGE | 15,423 | 0 |
| ECWA EVANS | 12,338 | 1 |
| ELMA WATER DISTRICT NO. 1 | 10,287 | 0 |
| ECWA HAMBURG (V) | 9,744 | 0 |
| ECWA BOSTON | 7,250 | 0 |
| EAST AURORA VILLAGE | 6,610 | 0 |
| ECWA NEWSTEAD | 5,801 | 0 |
| SPRINGVILLE VILLAGE | 4,266 | 0 |
| ANGOLA VILLAGE | 4,050 | 0 |
| AKRON VILLAGE | 3,100 | 3 |
| ORCHARD PARK VILLAGE | 3,100 | 0 |
| ALDEN VILLAGE | 2,666 | 1 |
| HOLLAND WATER DISTRICT | 1,680 | 3 |
| COLLINS/GOWANDA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY | 1,512 | 0 |
| NORTH COLLINS VILLAGE | 1,496 | 1 |
| COLLINS WDS #1 AND #2 | 1,400 | 0 |
| COLLINS WD #3 | 760 | 1 |
| BRANT, TOWN OF | 465 | 0 |
| COLDEN WATER DISTRICT #1 | 445 | 0 |
| HILLSIDE ESTATES MHP | 200 | 0 |
| CHAFFEE WATER CO | 200 | 2 |
| EVANS WATER DISTRICT | 160 | 1 |
| HUNTERS CREEK MOBILE HOME PARK | 150 | 19 |
| CREEKSIDE M.H.P. | 120 | 4 |
| BIG TREE MOBILE HOME PARK | 99 | 25 |
| LAWTONS WATER CO | 95 | 11 |
| SPRINGVILLE MOBILE VILLAGE | 90 | 0 |
| CIRCLE COURT MOBILE PARK | 90 | 3 |
| TRITON VALLEY ESTATES MHP | 80 | 1 |
| COUNTRY VILLAGE | 75 | 0 |
| PERKINS MOBILE HOME PARK | 75 | 0 |
| TWIN FAWN ESTATES | 50 | 0 |
| EDEN-WEPAX ROAD | 48 | 1 |
| SHORE ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK | 43 | 0 |
| BENDING RIVER ESTATES | 41 | 4 |
| VILLAGER APARTMENTS | 40 | 1 |
| PLEASANT VALLEY MOBILE HOME PK | 39 | 12 |
| TRITON VALLEY ESTATES - FARMERSVILLE | 36 | 0 |
| CIRCLE B TRAILER COURT | 35 | 0 |
| HOLLAND HILLS APARTMENTS | 30 | 2 |
| TOWN OF AURORA PRIVATE WATERLINES | 25 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (50)
Superfund Sites (2)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pfohl Brothers Landfill | Deleted NPL Site | 50.11 |
| Wide Beach Development | Deleted NPL Site | 56.58 |
Cities in Erie (31)
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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.