Kaufman, TX
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Environmental data for Kaufman in Texas · Population: 160,718
Kaufman, TX is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 17 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 21 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 47/100 (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 557.3K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 10 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 46 and a peak AQI of 147 in 2024, with 62% 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 | 226 (62%) | 128 | 8 | 147 |
| 2023 | 222 (61%) | 133 | 8 | 159 |
| 2022 | 252 (69%) | 110 | 3 | 112 |
| 2021 | 269 (74%) | 96 | 0 | 84 |
| 2020 | 260 (71%) | 105 | 1 | 134 |
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 Texas, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (21)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| CITY OF FORNEY | 29,692 | 4 |
| WEST CEDAR CREEK MUD | 24,414 | 0 |
| CITY OF TERRELL | 18,432 | 0 |
| HIGH POINT SUD | 16,341 | 0 |
| TALTY SUD | 15,987 | 0 |
| COLLEGE MOUND SUD | 13,200 | 0 |
| GASTONIA SCURRY SUD | 11,169 | 0 |
| TOWN OF PROVIDENCE VILLAGE | 7,128 | 0 |
| CITY OF KAUFMAN | 6,990 | 0 |
| CITY OF CRANDALL | 5,749 | 1 |
| ABLES SPRINGS SUD | 5,655 | 2 |
| ROSE HILL SUD | 4,827 | 0 |
| BECKER-JIBA SUD | 3,741 | 0 |
| COMBINE WSC | 3,588 | 5 |
| POETRY WSC | 3,534 | 1 |
| NORTH KAUFMAN WSC | 3,174 | 0 |
| CITY OF KEMP | 1,283 | 10 |
| LAWRENCE WSC | 849 | 1 |
| OAK GROVE TEXAS WSC | 670 | 1 |
| SOUTHEAST KAUFMAN WSC | 183 | 1 |
| LIL COUNTRYSIDE WSC | 27 | 7 |
TRI Facilities (17)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conecsus LLC | 354.9K lbs |
| 2 | Hunter Panels a Div of Carlisle Construction Materials | 74.3K lbs |
| 3 | Mica Steelworks-Kaufman | 59.9K lbs |
| 4 | Smurfit Kappa N.a. - Forney Mill | 31.9K lbs |
| 5 | Nucor Building Systems-Texas | 24.1K lbs |
| 6 | Oldcastle Building Envelope - Texas Facility | 11.4K lbs |
| 7 | Terrell Hot Mix Asphalt Plant | 370 lbs |
| 8 | Fxi Inc. - Terrell | 286 lbs |
| 9 | Vytron | 100 lbs |
| 10 | Powerlab Inc. | 60 lbs |
| 11 | Redi-Mix - Forney | 5 lbs |
| 12 | Terrell Plant | 1 lbs |
| 13 | Txi-Terrell Ready Mix | 0 lbs |
| 14 | Holcim-Sor Inc. - Forney Rm | 0 lbs |
| 15 | Txi-Mabank Ready Mix | 0 lbs |
| 16 | Txi Forney Portable 137 | 0 lbs |
| 17 | Veka South | 0 lbs |
Cities in Kaufman (4)
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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.