Josephine, OR
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Environmental data for Josephine in Oregon · Population: 88,069
Josephine, OR is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 3 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 32 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 34/100 (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 345.8K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 13 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 29 and a peak AQI of 146 in 2024, with 78% 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.
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 | 284 (78%) | 74 | 8 | 146 |
| 2023 | 205 (56%) | 129 | 10 | 872 |
| 2022 | 208 (57%) | 142 | 8 | 252 |
| 2021 | 240 (66%) | 106 | 10 | 188 |
| 2020 | 228 (62%) | 112 | 4 | 763 |
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 Oregon, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (32)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| GRANTS PASS, CITY OF | 37,138 | 0 |
| CAVE JUNCTION, CITY OF | 2,160 | 2 |
| KERBY WATER DISTRICT | 400 | 0 |
| ROGUE LEA ESTATES-NORTH/SOUTH | 350 | 0 |
| WILLOW ESTATES MOBILE HOME PK | 250 | 0 |
| COUNTRY ESTATES MOBILE PARK | 175 | 3 |
| NORWOOD PUD | 150 | 0 |
| RIVER HAVEN MOBILE HOME ESTATES | 140 | 0 |
| COUNTRY VIEW MHP | 80 | 1 |
| HORIZON VILLAGE COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM | 80 | 3 |
| ROGUE RIVER MOBILE ESTATES | 72 | 1 |
| WHITEHORSE RV VILLAGE | 72 | 0 |
| FRUITDALE HEIGHTS WATER CO | 70 | 0 |
| BLUE MOON MOBILE HOME PARK | 70 | 0 |
| CLOVERCREST COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM | 65 | 4 |
| RIVERFRONT RV PARK | 65 | 1 |
| WILLOW GLEN SUBDIVISION | 60 | 0 |
| MEADOW CREEK SUBDIVISION | 60 | 0 |
| ROGUE RIVER CAMPGROUND | 60 | 0 |
| HOLIDAY MOBILE HOME PARK | 58 | 1 |
| CIRCLE TREE MOBILE PARK/RANCH | 57 | 0 |
| BLUE SPRUCE MOBILE ESTATES | 55 | 0 |
| KEITHS MOBILE HOME PARK | 55 | 1 |
| FRUITDALE TRAILER PARK | 50 | 1 |
| REDWOOD TERRACE ASSISTED LIVING | 50 | 0 |
| DARNEILLE ESTATES | 47 | 0 |
| SKY CREST HEIGHTS HOMEOWNERS | 44 | 3 |
| PINE RIDGE WATER CO LLC | 44 | 2 |
| COLLEGE MOBILE HOME PARK | 34 | 0 |
| VALLEY COURT APARTMENTS | 34 | 0 |
| GALICE SUBDIVISION WATER CO | 33 | 79 |
| APPLEGATE TRAIL RV PARK | 32 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (3)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masterbrand Cabinets Llc-Grants Pass Operations | 331.6K lbs |
| 2 | Becklin Holdings Inc | 14.2K lbs |
| 3 | Timber Products Co (dba Tim Ply) | 0 lbs |
Cities in Josephine (1)
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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.