Lowndes, GA
A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.
Environmental data for Lowndes in Georgia · Population: 119,055
Lowndes, GA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 17 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 36 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 56/100 (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 13.5M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 6 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 44 and a peak AQI of 154 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 | 212 (62%) | 128 | 1 | 154 |
| 2023 | 188 (52%) | 167 | 4 | 126 |
| 2022 | 191 (54%) | 163 | 0 | 100 |
| 2021 | 213 (59%) | 145 | 0 | 86 |
| 2020 | 143 (71%) | 58 | 1 | 141 |
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 Georgia, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (36)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| VALDOSTA | 48,959 | 29 |
| LOWNDES CO.-NORTH LOWNDES CO. WS | 13,190 | 110 |
| LOWNDES CO-SOUTH LOWNDES | 8,303 | 0 |
| USAF-MOODY AIR FORCE BASE-MAIN | 5,325 | 0 |
| HAHIRA | 3,572 | 113 |
| REMERTON | 1,604 | 10 |
| LOWNDES CO.-CREEKSIDE WEST S/D | 667 | 0 |
| SPRING HILL SUBDIVISION | 535 | 0 |
| LOWNDES CO.-ALAPAHA PLANTATION S/D | 362 | 240 |
| COTTONWOOD SUBDIVISION | 311 | 0 |
| GSP SCHROER ESTATES | 281 | 7 |
| CAINS RV AND MHP | 221 | 0 |
| CROSS CREEK SUBDIVISION | 219 | 0 |
| FARMBROOK SUBDIVISION | 216 | 0 |
| BANKS LAKE POINTE SUBDIVISION | 205 | 0 |
| LAUREN ESTATES SUBDIVISION | 184 | 0 |
| WESTWIND FARM ESTATES MHP | 176 | 0 |
| COUNTRYVIEW MOBILE HOME PARK | 176 | 0 |
| BROOKSIDE PRIME PROPERTIES-FHB | 158 | 0 |
| KINGSGATE SUBDIVISION | 140 | 0 |
| SETTER POINTE SUBDIVISION | 124 | 0 |
| GRAND BAY RIDGE S/D | 112 | 0 |
| WIREGRASS MOBILE HOME PARK | 97 | 0 |
| KELSEE CROSSING | 95 | 0 |
| CABANA COURT MHP | 88 | 0 |
| SOUTHERN POINTE SUBDIVISION | 76 | 0 |
| COFFMAN | 71 | 0 |
| PALMETTO PINES PLANTATION | 70 | 0 |
| LOCH LAUREL MOBILE HOME PARK | 68 | 0 |
| BARRETTS MOBILE HOME COURT | 65 | 0 |
| DOGWOOD VILLAS | 54 | 0 |
| PINEY WOOD SUBDIVISION | 46 | 0 |
| PINE BREEZE TRAILER PARK | 41 | 0 |
| RAINTREE VILLAGE | 41 | 0 |
| PECAN GROVE MOBILE HOME PARK | 30 | 0 |
| SHERWOOD MOBILE HAMLET | 25 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (17)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Packaging Corp of America | 7.5M lbs |
| 2 | Valdosta Oilseeds Complex | 3.2M lbs |
| 3 | Maax US Corp | 974.0K lbs |
| 4 | Aquatic Bath | 618.2K lbs |
| 5 | Jacuzzi Luxury Bath | 422.7K lbs |
| 6 | Saft America Inc | 332.2K lbs |
| 7 | Langdale Forest Products Co. | 155.2K lbs |
| 8 | Better Way Products | 124.3K lbs |
| 9 | Fineline Industries | 106.0K lbs |
| 10 | U.S. Dod Usaf Moody Afb Small Arms & Grand Bay Ranges | 98.5K lbs |
| 11 | Regal Marine Industries Inc | 41.6K lbs |
| 12 | Chemical Research\technology (cr\t) | 17.3K lbs |
| 13 | Erco Worldwide Inc | 5.2K lbs |
| 14 | Valdosta Georgia Operations | 4.9K lbs |
| 15 | Cjb Industries Inc. Gh Plant | 3.7K lbs |
| 16 | Cjb Industries Inc Cs Plant | 1.0K lbs |
| 17 | Cjb Industries Inc Cw Plant | 249 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.