Ingham, MI
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 Ingham in Michigan · Population: 282,015
TRI sites such as Lansing Board of Water & Light-Erickson; Aalberts Bassett; Gmvm-Lansing Grand River Assembly; SDWIS systems such as EAST LANSING, CITY OF; MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP; MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY; NPL sites such as Adam's Plating; Barrels, Inc.; Motor Wheel, Inc. anchor Ingham, MI's EPA extract. Derived burden score 74/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
EPCRA disclosures in Ingham total 3.9M lbs; health-flagged SDWIS rows include MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY; LESLIE, CITY OF; GRAND POINTE SUBDIVISION, while Lansing Board of Water & Light-Erickson leads TRI pounds. AQS median AQI 39 / peak 85 in 2024.
Largest TRI sites in the extract: Lansing Board of Water & Light-Erickson; Aalberts Bassett; Gmvm-Lansing Grand River Assembly. Named SDWIS systems: EAST LANSING, CITY OF; MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP; MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. NPL sites on record: Adam's Plating; Barrels, Inc.; Motor Wheel, Inc.. Burden score 74/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite here; tables reproduce EPA disclosure history, not a current-safety verdict.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Ingham, MI: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+0.7%
22 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+0.7%
791.8 thousand lb → 797.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 2 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Ingham, MI's total reported releases rose from 791.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 797.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ingham, MI's off-site transfers rose from 188.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 701.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ingham, MI's air releases fell from 603.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 96.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ingham, MI's water releases fell from 304 lb in 2022 to 188 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 | 281 (77%) | 85 | 0 | 85 |
| 2023 | 229 (63%) | 123 | 7 | 194 |
| 2022 | 236 (66%) | 124 | 0 | 93 |
| 2021 | 204 (56%) | 159 | 0 | 97 |
| 2020 | 296 (81%) | 69 | 0 | 151 |
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 Michigan, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (31)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| EAST LANSING, CITY OF | 33,000 | 0 |
| MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP | 25,600 | 0 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | 12,793 | 2 |
| MASON, CITY OF | 8,252 | 0 |
| WILLIAMSTON, CITY OF | 3,917 | 0 |
| LESLIE, CITY OF | 1,872 | 1 |
| WEBBERVILLE, VILLAGE OF | 1,503 | 0 |
| STOCKBRIDGE, VILLAGE OF | 1,202 | 0 |
| WINDMILL PARK | 950 | 0 |
| COLUMBIA LAKES ESTATES | 700 | 0 |
| STONEGATE MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY | 647 | 0 |
| SUGARTREE APARTMENTS | 375 | 0 |
| GRAND POINTE SUBDIVISION | 219 | 1 |
| COUNTRYSIDE APARTMENTS | 218 | 1 |
| SANDHILL MANOR | 148 | 1 |
| DANSVILLE, VILLAGE OF | 125 | 2 |
| BLUE WATER VILLAGE WELL SITE, LLC | 114 | 7 |
| COUNTRY MANOR M H P | 95 | 0 |
| EAGLE POINTE CONDOMINIUMS | 90 | 1 |
| COUNTRY VILLAGE APARTMENTS | 80 | 0 |
| MILL STREET 1 LDHA | 74 | 0 |
| DUVERNAY PARK APARTMENTS | 68 | 0 |
| GREGG APARTMENTS | 64 | 2 |
| GENERAL WHITE APARTMENTS | 50 | 3 |
| HOUGHTON HEIGHTS MANOR | 50 | 0 |
| PRESCOTT-HIDDEN CREEK MANOR | 38 | 0 |
| OAK LEAF MANOR | 36 | 0 |
| HIGHFIELDS YOUTH CAMP | 32 | 2 |
| LOOKING GLASS TERRACES APTS. | 31 | 0 |
| ROSEBUSH ESTATES APARTMENTS | 30 | 2 |
| EAST LANSING MERIDIAN WATER AUTHORITY | 1 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (27)
Superfund Sites (3)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Adam's Plating | NPL Site | 29.64 |
| Barrels, Inc. | Deleted NPL Site | 42.24 |
| Motor Wheel, Inc. | NPL Site | 48.91 |
Cities in Ingham (11)
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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.