Indiana, PA

Moderate Risk (50/100)

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 Indiana in Pennsylvania · Population: 83,213

Indiana, PA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 9 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 18 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 50/100 (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 15.2M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 11 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 37 and a peak AQI of 74 in 2024, with 82% 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
83,213
TRI Facilities
9
Water Systems
18
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
15.2M 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 291 (82%) 66 0 74
2023 264 (73%) 92 4 220
2022 264 (72%) 100 1 105
2021 218 (63%) 128 2 122
2020 320 (91%) 30 1 112
2024 Good Air Quality: 82% of days
Median AQI: 37

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 (18)

System Population Violations
HIGHRIDGE WATER AUTH 16,000 13
ICMSA CROOKED CREEK 9,638 15
CENTRAL INDIANA CO WATER AUTH 4,920 0
BLAIRSVILLE MUNI AUTH 4,023 5
ICMSA PINE TOWNSHIP 1,932 2
CLYMER BORO MUNI AUTH 1,700 1
ICMSA PLUMVILLE 883 0
ICMSA COY 650 0
ICMSA LUCERNE 625 0
ICMSA ROSSITER 500 109
ICMSA CHERRYTREE 400 59
GREEN TWP MUN AUTH-COMMODORE 350 0
GREEN TWP MUN AUTH BARR SLOPE 285 0
GLEN CAMPBELL WATER WORKS 260 1
GREEN TOWNSHIP MA COOKPORT 250 1
HILLSDALE NURSING AND REHAB 100 5
SUN DIAL VILLAGE MHP 90 0
ICMSA ARCADIA 65 87

TRI Facilities (9)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Conemaugh Generating Station 9.0M lbs
2 Homer City Generation LP 6.1M lbs
3 Seward Power Plant 93.6K lbs
4 Prime Metals Acquisitions LLC 17.8K lbs
5 Joy Global Underground Mining LLC 2.1K lbs
6 Specialty Bar Products Co 2 lbs
7 Norma Pennsylvania 0 lbs
8 Specialty Tires of America Inc 0 lbs
9 Dlubak Corp. 0 lbs

Cities in Indiana (5)

Saltsburg
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Indiana
Pop: -
1 facilities · 8 water
Blairsville
Pop: -
3 facilities · 3 water
Homer City
Pop: -
3 facilities · 1 water
New Florence
Pop: -
2 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Indiana, Pennsylvania?
Indiana, PA has an environmental risk score of 50/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 9 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 18 water systems on record. 11 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Indiana?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Indiana, PA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Indiana?
Indiana, PA has 9 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 15.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Indiana?
In 2024, Indiana, PA recorded a median AQI of 37 and a peak AQI of 74. 82% 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 Indiana?
Indiana, PA has 18 EPA-regulated water systems. 11 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 Indiana?
Environmental compliance in Indiana, Pennsylvania is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Pennsylvania 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