James City, VA

Low Risk (26/100)

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 James City in Virginia · Population: 80,046

James City, VA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 5 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 15 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 26/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 3.1M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 1 water system carries an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

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
80,046
TRI Facilities
5
Water Systems
15
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
3.1M lbs

Water Systems (15)

System Population Violations
JCSA - CENTRAL SYSTEM 57,726 0
WILLIAMSBURG, CITY OF 16,300 0
WOODHAVEN SHORES 1,365 0
SEDLEY 486 0
WEXFORD HILLS - JCSA 360 0
WARE CREEK MANOR - JCSA 161 0
RETREAT (JCSA) 139 0
LIBERTY RIDGE 127 0
KINGS VILLAGE - JCSA 124 0
RACEFIELD - JCSA 89 0
GLENWOOD ACRES-JCSA 82 0
MOUNTAIN VIEW RV WEST 75 7
WESTPORT 72 0
GWYNNS ISLAND CONDO 50 0
BROOKS` DUPLEXES 29 0

TRI Facilities (5)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp 2.9M lbs
2 Anheuser-Busch LLC 109.6K lbs
3 Greystone of Virginia Inc 62.8K lbs
4 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 26 923 lbs
5 Branscome-Lee Hall 2 lbs

Cities in James City (2)

Toano
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water
Williamsburg
Pop: -
6 facilities · 14 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in James City, Virginia?
James City, VA has an environmental risk score of 26/100 (Low Risk), based on 5 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 15 water systems on record. 1 water system have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in James City?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in James City, VA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in James City?
James City, VA has 5 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 3.1M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in James City?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for James City, VA. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in James City?
James City, VA has 15 EPA-regulated water systems. 1 system has 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 James City?
Environmental compliance in James City, Virginia is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Virginia 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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