Franklin, PA
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Environmental data for Franklin in Pennsylvania · Population: 156,626
Franklin, PA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 16 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 28 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 46/100 (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 281.1K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 12 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 35 and a peak AQI of 90 in 2024, with 93% 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.
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 | 305 (93%) | 22 | 0 | 90 |
| 2023 | 267 (89%) | 32 | 2 | 133 |
| 2022 | 225 (95%) | 12 | 0 | 84 |
| 2021 | 274 (95%) | 14 | 0 | 77 |
| 2020 | 363 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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 Pennsylvania, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (28)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERSBURG BORO WATER SYS | 31,048 | 1 |
| GUILFORD WATER AUTH | 28,135 | 2 |
| BORO OF WAYNESBORO | 13,200 | 0 |
| BEAR VALLEY JOINT AUTH | 12,589 | 1 |
| WASHINGTON TWP MUNI AUTH | 6,134 | 0 |
| GREENCASTLE AREA WATER AUTH | 5,500 | 0 |
| MERCERSBURG MUNI WATER AUTH | 2,350 | 9 |
| MONT ALTO MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY | 1,705 | 2 |
| ZULLINGER WATER SYSTEM WTMA | 1,080 | 0 |
| ANTRIM TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL AUTH | 975 | 0 |
| SOUTH MOUNTAIN RESTORATION CTR | 950 | 1 |
| WHITETAIL SKI RESORT | 912 | 0 |
| QUINCY TWP WATER SYSTEM | 530 | 0 |
| EDENVILLE WATER ASSN INC | 491 | 1 |
| QUINCY VILLAGE SYSTEM | 450 | 0 |
| DRY RUN WATER ASSN | 278 | 2 |
| PARAMOUNT SENIOR LIVING | 250 | 0 |
| CHERRY RUN MHP | 135 | 0 |
| T & J VALLEY VIEW MHP | 130 | 0 |
| SILVER SPRING WATER ASSN | 130 | 0 |
| INDIAN LAKE CAMP CORP | 125 | 3 |
| DEER LODGE MOBILE HOME PARK | 87 | 1 |
| SHANGRI LA MHP | 86 | 0 |
| GREEN GROVE TRAILER CT | 75 | 9 |
| STATE LINE MHP | 65 | 0 |
| HILLSIDE REST HOME INC | 58 | 1 |
| HERITAGE HILLS RETIREMENT COMM | 57 | 0 |
| SUNNY SPOT APARTMENTS | 27 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (16)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. Army Letterkenny Army Depot | 204.9K lbs |
| 2 | Wenger Feeds Llc-Shippensburg (f/k/a Wenger's Feed Mill In | 57.5K lbs |
| 3 | Johnson Controls Inc-Waynesboro (frick) | 11.8K lbs |
| 4 | Westlake Royal Stone LLC - Greencastle (antrim Commons) | 2.9K lbs |
| 5 | Jlg Industries Inc-Hykes Road Facility | 1.9K lbs |
| 6 | Bwise Trailers | 830 lbs |
| 7 | Grove U.S. LLC | 607 lbs |
| 8 | Alex C Fergusson LLC | 295 lbs |
| 9 | Volvo Construction Equipment Na LLC Shippensburg | 238 lbs |
| 10 | Epiroc Drilling Tools LLC | 104 lbs |
| 11 | Novae LLC - Cam Superline | 42 lbs |
| 12 | Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Greencastle Precast Plant | 0 lbs |
| 13 | Tb Wood's Inc | 0 lbs |
| 14 | Knouse Foods Coop Inc Chambersburg Plant | 0 lbs |
| 15 | Cargill Animal Nutrition | 0 lbs |
| 16 | D.l. Martin Co. | 0 lbs |
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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.