Lucas, OH
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Lucas in Ohio · Population: 428,748
TRI sites such as Walleye Power LLC - Bay Shore Plant; Envirosafe Services of Ohio Inc; Ohio Refining Co; SDWIS systems such as TOLEDO CITY OF; PERRYSBURG CITY PWS; SYLVANIA CITY anchor Lucas, OH's EPA extract. Derived burden score 63/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Lucas include TOLEDO CITY OF; WHITEHOUSE VILLAGE, while Walleye Power LLC - Bay Shore Plant leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 52 / peak 119 in 2024.
Burden score 63/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Lucas -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Lucas, OH: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+3.5%
41 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+3.3%
3.8 million lb → 3.9 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 4 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Lucas, OH's total reported releases rose from 3.8 million lb in 2022 to 3.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lucas, OH's water releases rose from 456.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 606.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lucas, OH's land releases rose from 935.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lucas, OH's air releases fell from 1.0 million lb in 2022 to 865.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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 | 155 (42%) | 207 | 4 | 119 |
| 2023 | 217 (59%) | 133 | 13 | 190 |
| 2022 | 240 (66%) | 117 | 5 | 119 |
| 2021 | 221 (61%) | 138 | 5 | 122 |
| 2020 | 250 (71%) | 96 | 8 | 136 |
Source: 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 Ohio, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (12)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| TOLEDO CITY OF | 360,000 | 4 |
| PERRYSBURG CITY PWS | 27,000 | 0 |
| SYLVANIA CITY | 21,618 | 0 |
| OREGON CITY | 19,950 | 0 |
| MAUMEE CITY | 14,286 | 0 |
| WATERVILLE CITY | 6,500 | 0 |
| WHITEHOUSE VILLAGE | 5,200 | 4 |
| VOYAGER VILLAGE MHP | 400 | 0 |
| SPRING VALLEY ESTATES MHP | 360 | 0 |
| BEDFORD MEADOWS | 156 | 0 |
| GENACROSS FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES PWS | 70 | 0 |
| FIVE POINT MHP | 60 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (48)
Cities in Lucas (7)
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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.