Escambia, FL
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 Escambia in Florida · Population: 323,275
TRI sites such as Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC; International Paper Pensacola Mill; Gulf Clean Energy Center; SDWIS systems such as PEOPLES WATER SERVICE COMPANY; NAS PENSACOLA / CORRY STATION; GULF BREEZE REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM; NPL sites such as Agrico Chemical Co.; American Creosote Works (Pensacola Plant); Beulah Landfill anchor Escambia, FL's EPA extract. Derived burden score 73/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Escambia include CENTRAL WATER WORKS, while Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 43 / peak 84 in 2024.
Burden score 73/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Escambia -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Escambia, FL: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-14.7%
18 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-14.7%
22.2 million lb → 18.9 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Escambia, FL's total reported releases fell from 22.2 million lb in 2022 to 18.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Escambia, FL's off-site transfers rose from 117.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 159.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Escambia, FL's air releases fell from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 921.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Escambia, FL's land releases fell from 20.6 million lb in 2022 to 17.6 million lb 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 | 256 (70%) | 110 | 0 | 84 |
| 2023 | 178 (49%) | 186 | 1 | 108 |
| 2022 | 191 (52%) | 173 | 1 | 133 |
| 2021 | 200 (55%) | 165 | 0 | 75 |
| 2020 | 176 (49%) | 184 | 0 | 82 |
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 Florida, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (11)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| PEOPLES WATER SERVICE COMPANY | 24,806 | 0 |
| NAS PENSACOLA / CORRY STATION | 22,600 | 0 |
| GULF BREEZE REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM | 17,596 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA | 13,285 | 0 |
| FARM HILL UTILITIES, INC. | 10,346 | 0 |
| MOLINO UTILITIES, INC. | 8,845 | 0 |
| COTTAGE HILL WATER WORKS | 6,737 | 0 |
| GONZALEZ UTILITIES ASSOCIATION, INC. | 6,668 | 0 |
| CENTURY, TOWN OF | 3,490 | 0 |
| CENTRAL WATER WORKS | 2,560 | 2 |
| NAS SAUFLEY FIELD | 1,728 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (20)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC | 116.3M lbs |
| 2 | International Paper Pensacola Mill | 6.4M lbs |
| 3 | Gulf Clean Energy Center | 967.0K lbs |
| 4 | Armstrong World Industries Inc. | 274.5K lbs |
| 5 | Jupiter Bach N.a. | 264.7K lbs |
| 6 | Cytiva US LLC | 245.9K lbs |
| 7 | Polynt Composites USA Inc | 151.8K lbs |
| 8 | Bluewindtechnology | 140.3K lbs |
| 9 | West Fraser McDavid Lumber Mill | 118.0K lbs |
| 10 | Blazer Boats Inc | 80.2K lbs |
| 11 | U.S. Navy Naval Air Station Pensacola | 57.3K lbs |
| 12 | Kraton Chemical LLC | 46.9K lbs |
| 13 | Cerex Advanced Fabrics Inc | 5.0K lbs |
| 14 | Santoprene Production Pensacola LLC | 3.7K lbs |
| 15 | Wayne Dalton of Pensacola a Div of Overhead Door Corp | 48 lbs |
| 16 | Coastal an Oldcastle Co | 0 lbs |
| 17 | Foley Products Co - Cantonment | 0 lbs |
| 18 | Ready Mix USA Llc-Cantonment Plant | 0 lbs |
| 19 | Bayou Concrete LLC - Pensacola | 0 lbs |
| 20 | American Concrete Supply Inc - Cantonment Plant | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (7)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Agrico Chemical Co. | NPL Site | 44.98 |
| American Creosote Works (Pensacola Plant) | NPL Site | 58.41 |
| Beulah Landfill | Deleted NPL Site | 38.17 |
| Dubose Oil Products Co. | Deleted NPL Site | 34.18 |
| Escambia Wood - Pensacola | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Pensacola Naval Air Station | NPL Site | 42.40 |
| Pioneer Sand Co. | Deleted NPL Site | 51.97 |
Cities in Escambia (8)
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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.