Kennebec, ME
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 Kennebec in Maine · Population: 125,614
Kennebec, ME is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 6 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 26 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 30/100 (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 82.0K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 4 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 35 and a peak AQI of 77 in 2024, with 85% 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 | 310 (85%) | 56 | 0 | 77 |
| 2023 | 242 (81%) | 57 | 0 | 92 |
| 2022 | 194 (96%) | 9 | 0 | 84 |
| 2021 | 226 (93%) | 17 | 1 | 125 |
| 2020 | 221 (96%) | 9 | 0 | 67 |
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 Maine, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (26)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| KENNEBEC WATER DISTRICT | 22,060 | 0 |
| GREATER AUGUSTA UTILITY DISTRICT | 13,750 | 0 |
| GARDINER WATER DISTRICT | 9,000 | 0 |
| WINTHROP UTILITIES DISTRICT | 2,750 | 0 |
| HALLOWELL WATER DISTRICT | 2,300 | 0 |
| MONMOUTH WATER ASSOCIATION | 588 | 0 |
| TIMBERLINE VILLAGE | 95 | 0 |
| AVERILLS MOBILE HOME PARK | 83 | 0 |
| DIRIGO MOBILE HOME PARK | 80 | 0 |
| TOWN AND COUNTRY WAYS MHP | 75 | 0 |
| MOOSEHEAD TRAIL VILLAGE | 60 | 0 |
| SANDY STREAM VILLAGE | 60 | 0 |
| HERITAGE VIEW APTS | 60 | 0 |
| GREENLEDGE PARK LLC | 55 | 0 |
| SUMMER HAVEN APARTMENTS-BLDG 1 | 55 | 1 |
| READFIELD CORNER WATER ASSOCIATION | 54 | 1 |
| EAST PITTSTON WATER DISTRICT | 53 | 0 |
| TOGUS POND MOBILE HOME PARK | 53 | 0 |
| SCHOOL STREET VILLAGE | 50 | 0 |
| WEEKS MILLS WATER SYSTEM | 45 | 0 |
| LAKE ST GEORGE APARTMENTS | 45 | 0 |
| LAKES REGION APARTMENTS | 40 | 2 |
| OAK HILL MOBILE HOME PARK | 33 | 0 |
| BROCKS MOBILE HOME PARK | 30 | 0 |
| US COASTGUARD STATION-JONESPORT | 25 | 42 |
| SUMMER HAVEN APARTMENTS-BLDG 3 | 25 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (6)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenway Composites | 45.8K lbs |
| 2 | Southport Yachts LLC | 36.3K lbs |
| 3 | Pike Industries Inc. - Sidney | 4 lbs |
| 4 | Huhtamaki Inc | 0 lbs |
| 5 | Gold Star Feed & Grain | 0 lbs |
| 6 | Alternative Manufacturing Inc | 0 lbs |
Cities in Kennebec (5)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.