Lackawanna, PA
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 Lackawanna in Pennsylvania · Population: 215,834
Lackawanna, PA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 17 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 46 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 42/100 (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 174.8K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 23 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 40 and a peak AQI of 97 in 2024, with 72% 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 | 265 (72%) | 101 | 0 | 97 |
| 2023 | 230 (63%) | 127 | 3 | 292 |
| 2022 | 259 (71%) | 104 | 0 | 74 |
| 2021 | 252 (71%) | 100 | 1 | 137 |
| 2020 | 295 (81%) | 71 | 0 | 83 |
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 Pennsylvania, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (46)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| PAW CEASETOWN | 58,467 | 0 |
| PAW NESBITT | 52,640 | 0 |
| PAW WATRES | 52,002 | 0 |
| PAW BLUE MOUNTAIN DIVISION | 23,763 | 0 |
| PAW HUNTSVILLE | 11,987 | 0 |
| PAW CRYSTAL LAKE | 9,773 | 0 |
| PAW BANGOR DISTRICT | 9,008 | 0 |
| PA AMER WATER CO INDIAN ROCKS | 1,100 | 0 |
| CLARKS SUMMIT STATE HOSPITAL | 747 | 6 |
| BLUE HERON HOMEOWNERS ASSOC | 450 | 13 |
| PA AMER WATER CO SPANGENBERG | 370 | 0 |
| ST MARYS VILLA NURSING HOME | 353 | 3 |
| PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS | 330 | 0 |
| REGENCY APARTMENTS LLC | 300 | 1 |
| PLEASANT VALLEY MHP | 270 | 0 |
| SKYVIEW GARDENS APTS | 234 | 4 |
| PA AMER WATER THOMPSON | 225 | 0 |
| TUSCARORA VILLAGE | 225 | 0 |
| WILDERNESS MHP | 200 | 2 |
| PAW SUTTON HILLS | 195 | 0 |
| SKYVIEW GARDENS HEIGHTS APTS | 186 | 10 |
| RBE WATER ASSOCIATION INC | 175 | 30 |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS MHP | 162 | 0 |
| BENTON HILLS MHP | 150 | 12 |
| SUNSET MOBILE HOME PARK | 150 | 5 |
| FINCH HILL WATER CO | 150 | 4 |
| COUNTRY CREST MHP | 150 | 6 |
| D WATER COMPANY | 150 | 18 |
| MASONS MOBILE CITY | 140 | 3 |
| BIG BASS LAKE WATER ASSOC. | 130 | 17 |
| PAW HILLCREST | 125 | 0 |
| SUNRISE LAKE SECTION 9 | 125 | 0 |
| SUNRISE LAKES SEC 12 | 125 | 0 |
| MT LAUREL MOBILE HOME VILLAGE | 120 | 2 |
| PLEASANT VIEW MHP | 99 | 9 |
| FOX GLEN GARDENS | 95 | 18 |
| MOSCOW DEV ASSOC | 80 | 3 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW ESTATES | 80 | 1 |
| PAW HOMESITE | 69 | 0 |
| CREEKSIDE MANOR M H P | 63 | 0 |
| MADISON ESTATES | 60 | 2 |
| BROOKWOOD MOBILE HOME PARK | 58 | 5 |
| BUCKINGHAM HEIGHTS | 57 | 0 |
| SCENIC MOBILE HOME PARK | 50 | 0 |
| GREENFIELD ACRES MHP | 48 | 0 |
| SPRINGDALE GARDENS | 41 | 4 |
TRI Facilities (17)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alleima USA LLC | 116.1K lbs |
| 2 | Gentex Corp | 42.9K lbs |
| 3 | Canpack US | 5.2K lbs |
| 4 | Fxi Inc. - Archbald | 2.6K lbs |
| 5 | Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials | 2.5K lbs |
| 6 | Houghton Chemical Corp | 2.1K lbs |
| 7 | U.S. Army Scranton Army Ammunition Plant | 1.5K lbs |
| 8 | Polychemie Inc. | 1.5K lbs |
| 9 | Saint-Gobain | 250 lbs |
| 10 | Sauquoit Ind LLC / Noble Biomaterials | 136 lbs |
| 11 | Lockheed Martin - Archbald | 33 lbs |
| 12 | Cascades Tissue Group Pa Inc Ransom Mill | 8 lbs |
| 13 | Hendrick Manufacturing Co | 0 lbs |
| 14 | Quality Perforating Inc | 0 lbs |
| 15 | United Gilsonite Laboratories | 0 lbs |
| 16 | Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials | 0 lbs |
| 17 | Novae LLC | 0 lbs |
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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.