Hudson, 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 Hudson in New Jersey · Population: 710,478
TRI sites such as Clean Earth of North Jersey Inc; Bayonne Energy Center; Kearny Generating Station; SDWIS systems such as JERSEY CITY MUA; CITY OF BAYONNE; HOBOKEN WATER UTILITY; NPL sites such as Diamond Head Oil Refinery Div.; Grand Street Mercury; PJP Landfill anchor Hudson, NJ's EPA extract. Derived burden score 70/100 (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 Hudson include JERSEY CITY MUA; KEARNY WATER DEPARTMENT; GAP VIEW COMMUNITY MHP, while Clean Earth of North Jersey Inc leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 41 / peak 151 in 2024.
Burden score 70/100 (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 Hudson -- 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 Hudson, NJ: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+5.8%
13 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+2.7%
476.1 thousand lb → 489.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 2 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Hudson, NJ's total reported releases rose from 462.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 489.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hudson, NJ's air releases fell from 76.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hudson, NJ's off-site transfers rose from 385.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 468.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hudson, NJ's chemicals reported rose from 19 in 2022 to 22 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 | 261 (71%) | 102 | 2 | 151 |
| 2023 | 218 (60%) | 142 | 1 | 203 |
| 2022 | 232 (64%) | 131 | 2 | 115 |
| 2021 | 216 (59%) | 146 | 3 | 126 |
| 2020 | 259 (71%) | 107 | 0 | 90 |
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 (7)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| JERSEY CITY MUA | 262,000 | 1 |
| CITY OF BAYONNE | 63,000 | 0 |
| HOBOKEN WATER UTILITY | 52,000 | 0 |
| KEARNY WATER DEPARTMENT | 41,664 | 2 |
| HARRISON W DEPT | 14,425 | 0 |
| EAST NEWARK W DEPT | 2,406 | 0 |
| GAP VIEW COMMUNITY MHP | 50 | 8 |
TRI Facilities (17)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Earth of North Jersey Inc | 5.0M lbs |
| 2 | Bayonne Energy Center | 206.1K lbs |
| 3 | Kearny Generating Station | 13.9K lbs |
| 4 | Henry Repeating Arms Corp. | 8.2K lbs |
| 5 | Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC | 2.1K lbs |
| 6 | Gcp Applied Technologies Inc | 590 lbs |
| 7 | Kearny Smelting & Refining Corp | 135 lbs |
| 8 | U.S. Castings Corp | 108 lbs |
| 9 | Kuehne Chemical Co Inc | 81 lbs |
| 10 | Nicholas Galvanizing | 56 lbs |
| 11 | Srm - Bayonne | 23 lbs |
| 12 | North Bergen | 15 lbs |
| 13 | Srm - Broadway | 5 lbs |
| 14 | 18TH St | 4 lbs |
| 15 | Weldon Asphalt Co | 1 lbs |
| 16 | Veckridge Chemical | 0 lbs |
| 17 | Silvi Concrete of East Newark | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (5)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond Head Oil Refinery Div. | NPL Site | 30.00 |
| Grand Street Mercury | Deleted NPL Site | 0.00 |
| PJP Landfill | NPL Site | 28.73 |
| Standard Chlorine | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Syncon Resins | NPL Site | 43.43 |
Cities in Hudson (10)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.