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Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

Moderate Risk (55/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Fairbanks North Star Borough in Alaska

Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 10 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 15 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 55/100 (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 82.0M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 8 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

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
10
Water Systems
15
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
82.0M lbs

Water Systems (15)

System Population Violations
FT WAINWRIGHT - MAIN POST 20,076 0
EIELSON - AIR FORCE BASE 9,760 1
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA - FAIRBANKS 6,200 13
NORTH POLE UTILITIES 4,005 0
FT. GREELY - MAIN POST 1,257 0
PIONEER WELLS AT FOX 880 1
PIONEER WELLS 600 0
SALCHA COMMUNITY WATERING POINT 508 3
DOT & PF FOX WATERING POINT 350 0
FAIRBANKS WATER COMPANY LLC 325 0
TWIN SPRINGS WATER 310 0
BEAVER LK. RESORT 2545/2555 MISSION 102 2
WHITE BIRCH APARTMENTS 72 2
VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK 65 1
BEAVER LK RESORT / 2521 OUTSIDE BLVD. 52 2

TRI Facilities (10)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Fort Knox Mine 79.4M lbs
2 Doyon Utilities Ft Wainwright Ak 976.5K lbs
3 US Dod Usaf Eielson Afb Ak 845.3K lbs
4 Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment 754.0K lbs
5 Golden Valley Electric Assoc North Pole Power Plant 15.7K lbs
6 Petro Star Inc. North Pole Refinery 9.8K lbs
7 Mpc Alaska Terminal Co Llc- North Pole 8.4K lbs
8 Aurora Energy LLC 1.9K lbs
9 Emulsion Products Co - North Pole Facility 288 lbs
10 Brenntag Pacific Inc 0 lbs

Cities in Fairbanks North Star Borough (4)

Fairbanks
Pop: -
5 facilities · 20 water
Eielson Afb
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Fort Wainwright
Pop: -
2 facilities · 0 water
North Pole
Pop: -
5 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska? ▼
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK has an environmental risk score of 55/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 10 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 15 water systems on record. 8 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Fairbanks North Star Borough? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Fairbanks North Star Borough? ▼
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK has 10 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 82.0M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Fairbanks North Star Borough? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Fairbanks North Star Borough? ▼
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK has 15 EPA-regulated water systems. 8 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Fairbanks North Star Borough? ▼
Environmental compliance in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Alaska 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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