Gloucester, NJ
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 Gloucester in New Jersey · Population: 304,504
TRI sites such as Paulsboro Refining Co LLC; Johnson Matthey; Coim USA Inc; SDWIS systems such as DEPTFORD TWP MUA; MONROE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY; GLASSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT; NPL sites such as Bridgeport Rental & Oil Services; Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc.; Franklin Burn anchor Gloucester, NJ's EPA extract. Derived burden score 85/100 (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 Gloucester include GLASSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT; WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT; PAULSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT, while Paulsboro Refining Co LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 41 / peak 129 in 2024.
Burden score 85/100 (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 Gloucester -- 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 Gloucester, NJ: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-11.4%
21 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-11.7%
573.5 thousand lb → 506.4 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 3 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Gloucester, NJ's total reported releases fell from 571.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 506.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gloucester, NJ's land releases rose from 250 lb in 2022 to 500 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gloucester, NJ's air releases fell from 220.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 106.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gloucester, NJ's off-site transfers fell from 75.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.6 thousand 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 | 265 (73%) | 92 | 8 | 129 |
| 2023 | 236 (74%) | 77 | 5 | 185 |
| 2022 | 217 (75%) | 68 | 3 | 126 |
| 2021 | 238 (80%) | 57 | 2 | 101 |
| 2020 | 223 (88%) | 29 | 1 | 101 |
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 Jersey, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (21)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| DEPTFORD TWP MUA | 30,561 | 0 |
| MONROE MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY | 26,179 | 0 |
| GLASSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT | 24,244 | 1 |
| WEST DEPTFORD TWP WATER DEPT | 22,000 | 1 |
| MANTUA TOWNSHIP MUA | 12,600 | 0 |
| WOODBURY CITY W DEPT | 10,263 | 0 |
| EAST GREENWICH TWP WATER DEPT | 9,900 | 0 |
| BOROUGH OF CLAYTON | 8,179 | 0 |
| PITMAN WATER DEPARTMENT | 7,896 | 0 |
| PAULSBORO WATER DEPARTMENT | 6,097 | 1 |
| WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT | 6,000 | 5 |
| GREENWICH TWP W DEPT | 4,921 | 0 |
| NATIONAL PARK WATER DEPARTMENT | 3,144 | 0 |
| WOODBURY HEIGHTS W UTILI | 3,008 | 0 |
| WENONAH WATER DEPARTMENT | 2,357 | 0 |
| NEWFIELD WATER DEPARTMENT | 1,616 | 2 |
| LAUX LAKEVIEW MOBILE H P INC | 291 | 0 |
| HANOVER EAST APARTMENTS | 96 | 0 |
| MANOR WATER ASSOCIATIONS | 75 | 9 |
| BUENA FAMILY MANOR MHP | 64 | 0 |
| VILLAGE I | 43 | 16 |
TRI Facilities (28)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulsboro Refining Co LLC | 3.2M lbs |
| 2 | Johnson Matthey | 408.1K lbs |
| 3 | Coim USA Inc | 319.4K lbs |
| 4 | Valtris Specialty Chemicals-Delaware River Plant | 223.8K lbs |
| 5 | Saint-Gobain Ppl Mickleton | 143.1K lbs |
| 6 | Gulf Oil LP Woodbury Terminal | 91.2K lbs |
| 7 | Delaware River Partners LLC | 80.1K lbs |
| 8 | Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC | 67.0K lbs |
| 9 | Logan Generating Co LP | 53.9K lbs |
| 10 | Veranova L.P. | 16.9K lbs |
| 11 | Cpi Operations LLC | 13.7K lbs |
| 12 | Exxonmobil Paulsboro Lube Plant | 6.3K lbs |
| 13 | Ethos Biosciences Inc. | 6.3K lbs |
| 14 | Ggb LLC | 6.2K lbs |
| 15 | Mycone Dental Supply Co Inc | 4.6K lbs |
| 16 | Custom Building Products | 1.5K lbs |
| 17 | Coim USA Inc | 560 lbs |
| 18 | Bostik Inc | 138 lbs |
| 19 | Eagle Point Power Generation | 19 lbs |
| 20 | Infinity Ltl | 15 lbs |
| 21 | Novelis Alr Rolled Products Inc. | 12 lbs |
| 22 | Oldcastle Apg | 0 lbs |
| 23 | Hangsterfer's Laboratories Inc | 0 lbs |
| 24 | Bumper Specialties Inc | 0 lbs |
| 25 | K-Tron Electronics | 0 lbs |
| 26 | Mapei | 0 lbs |
| 27 | Silvi Concrete of Logan | 0 lbs |
| 28 | Silvi Concrete of Woodbury | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (10)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Rental & Oil Services | NPL Site | 60.73 |
| Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc. | NPL Site | 47.53 |
| Franklin Burn | NPL Site | 40.67 |
| Helen Kramer Landfill | NPL Site | 72.66 |
| Hercules, Inc. (Gibbstown Plant) | NPL Site | 40.36 |
| Lipari Landfill | Deleted NPL Site | 75.60 |
| Matlack, Inc. | NPL Site | 45.54 |
| Matteo & Sons, Inc. | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Pioneer Metal Finishing Inc | NPL Site | 47.99 |
| Shieldalloy Corp. | NPL Site | 58.75 |
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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.