Houston, GA

Moderate Risk (30/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Houston in Georgia · Population: 166,902

Houston, GA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 11 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 7 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 30/100 (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 3.7M 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 43 and a peak AQI of 105 in 2024, with 68% 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
166,902
TRI Facilities
11
Water Systems
7
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
3.7M 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 247 (68%) 114 1 105
2023 190 (52%) 174 0 152
2022 214 (59%) 147 1 102
2021 182 (51%) 173 4 111
2020 202 (56%) 160 1 114
2024 Good Air Quality: 68% of days
Unhealthy days: 1
Median AQI: 43

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 (7)

System Population Violations
HOUSTON COUNTY-FEAGIN MILL 92,971 0
WARNER ROBINS 83,705 0
PERRY 31,608 0
USAF-ROBINS AB MAIN 22,000 0
CENTERVILLE 11,459 0
HOUSTON COUNTY-HAYNESVILLE 1,307 0
HOUSTON COUNTY-HENDERSON 1,253 0

TRI Facilities (11)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Perdue Foods LLC - Perry Complex 2.5M lbs
2 U.S. Dod Usaf Robins Afb 808.0K lbs
3 Interfor US Inc 158.3K lbs
4 Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant 133.0K lbs
5 Cemex Southeast Llc-Clinchfield Cement Plant 36.9K lbs
6 Mid-Georgia Cogen 3.4K lbs
7 Cascade Corp 2.3K lbs
8 Anchor Glass Container Corporation-Warner Robins 261 lbs
9 Clean Control Corp 12 lbs
10 Argos Warner Robins Concrete Plant 2 lbs
11 Southeast Emulsions-Perry 0 lbs

Cities in Houston (6)

Clinchfield
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Kathleen
Pop: -
2 facilities · 0 water
Perry
Pop: -
3 facilities · 1 water
Warner Robins
Pop: -
4 facilities · 4 water
Robins Afb
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Houston County
Pop: -
0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Houston, Georgia?
Houston, GA has an environmental risk score of 30/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 11 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 7 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Houston?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Houston, GA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Houston?
Houston, GA has 11 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 3.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Houston?
In 2024, Houston, GA recorded a median AQI of 43 and a peak AQI of 105. 68% 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 Houston?
Houston, GA has 7 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 Houston?
Environmental compliance in Houston, 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