Hamilton, OH

High Risk (72/100)

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 Hamilton in Ohio · Population: 827,878

Hamilton, OH is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 50 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 23 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 72/100 (High Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 11.7M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 9 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 52 and a peak AQI of 140 in 2024, with 45% 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
827,878
TRI Facilities
50
Water Systems
23
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
11.7M 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 164 (45%) 191 11 140
2023 129 (35%) 217 17 193
2022 125 (34%) 236 3 151
2021 109 (30%) 251 5 140
2020 105 (29%) 254 7 126
2024 Good Air Quality: 45% of days
Unhealthy days: 11
Median AQI: 52

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 Ohio, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.

Water Systems (23)

System Population Violations
CINCINNATI PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM 750,200 0
NORWOOD CITY PWS 19,870 0
INDIAN HILL CITY PWS 15,000 0
HARRISON CITY PWS 11,600 0
WYOMING CITY PWS 9,700 0
READING CITY PWS 9,506 0
CLEVES VILLAGE PWS 6,000 0
LOCKLAND VILLAGE PWS 3,486 1
GLENDALE VILLAGE PWS 2,500 0
TIMBERBROOK MOBILE HOME PARK 1,418 2
ADDYSTON VILLAGE PWS 900 1
OAK BROOK ESTATES 455 1
CHATEAU ESTATES MHP PWS 430 1
WHISPERING PINES RV PARK 308 0
PINE GLEN MOBILE HOME PARK LLC, 303 0
QUAIL RUN MOBILE HOME ESTATES 260 0
HICKORY MANOR MOBILE HOME PARK 250 6
TWIN RIVERS WATER CORPORATION 245 0
HONEY CREEK VILLAGE MHP PWS 225 1
WOODLAND HILLS MOBILE HOME PARK #2 168 0
COUNTRY ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK 150 2
WOODLAND HILLS MOBILE HOME PARK #1 100 0
APOLLO MOBILE HOME PARK 100 1

TRI Facilities (50)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Miami Fort Power Co LLC 3.5M lbs
2 Environmental Enterprises Inc 1.4M lbs
3 American Craft Brewery LLC 1.1M lbs
4 Emery Oleochemicals LLC Cincinnati Plant 1.0M lbs
5 Ineos USA LLC 584.2K lbs
6 Emd Millipore Corp 491.9K lbs
7 Dystar Hilton Davis Corp 445.5K lbs
8 Basf Corp 326.6K lbs
9 Schlage Lock Co LLC 318.4K lbs
10 Dubois Chemicals Inc. - Sharonville Oh (50) 315.3K lbs
11 Micro Metal Finishing LLC 254.8K lbs
12 Solvay USA Inc 227.9K lbs
13 Ampac Plastics LLC 205.7K lbs
14 Formica Corp 187.4K lbs
15 Kellanova - Cincinnati Bakery 114.5K lbs
16 Trammo Nitrogen Products Inc. C/o Lemm Corp - Operat 110.7K lbs
17 Baerlocher Production USA LLC 91.1K lbs
18 Catexel Nease LLC 86.2K lbs
19 Consolidated Metal Products 68.0K lbs
20 Sims-Lohman 65.5K lbs
21 Bway Corp Bway Packaging Div 65.2K lbs
22 Nexpera Fort Hill Plant 62.5K lbs
23 Vibrantz Color Solutions Inc. 60.5K lbs
24 Superalloy Manufacturing Solutions Corp Plant 2 & 3 54.6K lbs
25 Siemens Industry Inc Norwood Oh 47.9K lbs
26 Univar Solutions USA Inc 46.0K lbs
27 Hb Fuller Co 44.7K lbs
28 Ilsco 41.7K lbs
29 Ge Engine Services Acsc/c Container Pl. 41.4K lbs
30 Legrand Av Blue Ash 38.7K lbs
31 Itw Evercoat 30.8K lbs
32 Michelman Inc 24.5K lbs
33 Flint Group Pigments 24.1K lbs
34 Kost USA 23.0K lbs
35 Cincinnati Renewable Fuels LLC 20.7K lbs
36 Shepherd Chemical Co 17.2K lbs
37 Sun Chemical Corp 16.1K lbs
38 Maverick Molding 15.8K lbs
39 Mplx Terminals LLC - Cincinnati Oh Terminal 15.4K lbs
40 Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. 15.3K lbs
41 Xtek Inc 12.3K lbs
42 Fusite Holdings Inc. 12.1K lbs
43 Clarke Fire Protection Products Inc. 11.4K lbs
44 Azz Galvanizing Services-Cincinnati 11.3K lbs
45 Sun Chemical Corp Color Intermediates 10.7K lbs
46 Sawbrook Steel Casting LLC 10.1K lbs
47 Sherwin-Williams Co 9.7K lbs
48 Ford Motor Co Sharonville Plant 5.7K lbs
49 Dubois Chemicals Inc. Oakley Oh 5.7K lbs
50 Ge Aerospace Evendale Plant 4.3K lbs

Cities in Hamilton (11)

Addyston
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Harrison
Pop: -
5 facilities · 2 water
North Bend
Pop: -
4 facilities · 0 water
Loveland
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Cincinnati
Pop: -
88 facilities · 15 water
Norwood
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Lockland
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Woodlawn
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Sharonville
Pop: -
2 facilities · 0 water
Evendale
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Blue Ash
Pop: -
2 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Hamilton, Ohio?
Hamilton, OH has an environmental risk score of 72/100 (High Risk), based on 50 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 23 water systems on record. 9 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Hamilton?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Hamilton, OH in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Hamilton?
Hamilton, OH has 50 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 11.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Hamilton?
In 2024, Hamilton, OH recorded a median AQI of 52 and a peak AQI of 140. 45% 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 Hamilton?
Hamilton, OH has 23 EPA-regulated water systems. 9 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 Hamilton?
Environmental compliance in Hamilton, Ohio is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Ohio 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