Floyd, GA

Moderate Risk (38/100)

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 Floyd in Georgia · Population: 98,985

Floyd, GA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 19 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 2 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 38/100 (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 13.1M 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 38 and a peak AQI of 89 in 2024, with 71% 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.

Population
98,985
TRI Facilities
19
Water Systems
2
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
13.1M 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 256 (71%) 105 0 89
2023 184 (57%) 137 1 110
2022 256 (72%) 100 0 84
2021 234 (66%) 118 2 141
2020 208 (64%) 119 0 82
2024 Good Air Quality: 71% of days
Median AQI: 38

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 Georgia, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.

Water Systems (2)

System Population Violations
CAVE SPRING 4,248 0
BERRY COLLEGE 2,200 0

TRI Facilities (19)

# Facility Total Releases
1 International Paper Rome Linerboard Mill 11.5M lbs
2 Ball Container LLC - Rome Can Plant 1.1M lbs
3 Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC Rome Lumber Operations 184.0K lbs
4 Ball Packaging LLC 132.4K lbs
5 Profile Custom Extrusions LLC 52.2K lbs
6 Bekaert Corp 32.7K lbs
7 A & L Shielding Inc. 32.3K lbs
8 Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant 24.2K lbs
9 World Energy Rome 20.3K lbs
10 Polyventive - Rome 11.0K lbs
11 General Shale Brick Inc Plant #40 2.4K lbs
12 S.i. Storey Lumber Co Inc. 1.1K lbs
13 Pirelli Tire N.a. 750 lbs
14 F & P Georgia 272 lbs
15 Advanced Steel Technology 143 lbs
16 Steel King Industries Inc. 11 lbs
17 Grain Craft Inc 0 lbs
18 Packaging Products Corp LLC 0 lbs
19 Oldcastle Lawn & Garden 0 lbs

Cities in Floyd (2)

Armuchee
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Rome
Pop: -
17 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Floyd, Georgia?
Floyd, GA has an environmental risk score of 38/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 19 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 2 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Floyd?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Floyd, GA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Floyd?
Floyd, GA has 19 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 13.1M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Floyd?
In 2024, Floyd, GA recorded a median AQI of 38 and a peak AQI of 89. 71% 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 Floyd?
Floyd, GA has 2 EPA-regulated water systems. No health-based violations are currently on record. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Floyd?
Environmental compliance in Floyd, Georgia is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Georgia 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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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial