Luzerne, PA
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Environmental data for Luzerne in Pennsylvania · Population: 325,978
Luzerne, PA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 38 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 88 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 61/100 (High Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 871.7K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 15 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 37 and a peak AQI of 74 in 2022, with 95% 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 (2020–2022)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 224 (95%) | 11 | 0 | 74 |
| 2021 | 270 (94%) | 17 | 0 | 90 |
| 2020 | 354 (99%) | 2 | 0 | 54 |
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 (88)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON | 134,570 | 0 |
| HCA HAZLETON DIVISION | 45,000 | 0 |
| PA AMER WATER CO BROWNELL | 12,560 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO HONESDALE | 5,500 | 1 |
| FREELAND BORO MUNI WATER AUTH | 4,610 | 1 |
| PA AMER WATER CO SUSQUEHANNA | 4,230 | 0 |
| CONYNGHAM SUGARLOAF JOINT MA | 3,230 | 4 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO SCI WAYMART | 3,200 | 0 |
| PA AMER WATER CO FOREST CITY | 3,188 | 0 |
| SCI DALLAS | 2,900 | 0 |
| PA AMER WATER CO FALLBROOK | 2,851 | 0 |
| AQUA PA BEECH MOUNTAIN | 2,646 | 0 |
| AQUA PA MIDWAY | 2,450 | 0 |
| AQUA PA FACTORYVILLE | 2,323 | 0 |
| PA AMER WATER CO MONTROSE | 1,890 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO HAWLEY | 1,800 | 0 |
| AQUA PA HAMILTON WATER CO | 1,500 | 5 |
| AQUA PA SAND SPRINGS | 1,383 | 0 |
| CAN DO CORPORATE CENTER | 1,291 | 2 |
| AQUA PA WHITE HAVEN | 1,200 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO WAYMART | 1,100 | 0 |
| HCA DELANO PARK PLACE | 1,017 | 0 |
| AQUA PA EAGLE ROCK UTILITIES | 956 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO CHINCHILLA | 904 | 0 |
| AQUA PA PAUPACKAN LAKE ESTATES | 800 | 0 |
| AQUA PA SPRINGHOUSE FARMS | 645 | 0 |
| EEI MEADOWS COMPLEX | 628 | 0 |
| AQUA PA RIVERCREST | 625 | 0 |
| AQUA PA ONEIDA | 568 | 2 |
| AQUA PA JEFFERSON HEIGHTS | 556 | 5 |
| AQUA PA LAUREL LAKES | 552 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO THORNHURST CC | 500 | 0 |
| KEYSTONE JOB CORPS CENTER | 500 | 2 |
| AQUA PA ROBIN HOOD LAKES | 492 | 0 |
| ECHO VALLEY ESTATES | 490 | 3 |
| VALLEY VIEW MHP | 480 | 0 |
| AQUA PA YALICK FARMS | 442 | 0 |
| AQUA PA OAKHILL | 434 | 0 |
| AQUA PA FOREST PARK | 420 | 0 |
| AQUA PA HEX ACRES | 386 | 0 |
| UMH VALLEY STREAM | 384 | 0 |
| WHITE HAVEN CENTER | 375 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WASHINGTON PARK | 300 | 0 |
| HCA DERRINGER FERN GLEN | 275 | 0 |
| AQUA PA COUNTRY CLUB GARDENS | 268 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO EDGEWOOD | 265 | 0 |
| AQUA PA SHICKSHINNY LAKE | 250 | 0 |
| AQUA PA GREENBRIAR | 222 | 0 |
| AQUA PA BUNKER HILL | 210 | 0 |
| AQUA PA GARBUSH | 203 | 0 |
| COUNTRY VILLAGE MHP | 175 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WARDEN PLACE | 175 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO HOP BOTTOM | 174 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WAPWALLOPEN | 165 | 0 |
| AQUA PA MAPLE HILLS | 164 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WAYNE COUNTY PRISON | 160 | 0 |
| AQUA PA THE PINES | 160 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WH CHRISTIAN SPRINGS | 153 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO GLENBURN | 150 | 0 |
| AQUA PA PENN LAKE | 150 | 0 |
| BEAVER BROOK ASSOC | 150 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO SUNSET HILLS | 145 | 0 |
| PROVIDENCE PLACE OF HAZLETON | 140 | 1 |
| AQUA PA GOLDEN OAKS | 132 | 0 |
| HCA TOMHICKEN | 125 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO MOUNT COBB | 120 | 0 |
| AQUA PA BARRETT | 120 | 0 |
| AQUA PA SUN VALLEY | 120 | 0 |
| FRITZINGERTOWN SR LIV COMM #2 | 118 | 0 |
| AQUA PA FIELDCREST | 112 | 0 |
| AQUA PA ST JOHNS ESTATES | 106 | 0 |
| KADIMA REHAB NURSING AT LUZERN | 100 | 0 |
| FOUR SEASONS ESTATES MHP | 98 | 7 |
| CHASE MANOR WATER ASSOC | 95 | 0 |
| AQUA PA APPLEWOOD | 95 | 0 |
| COOKS MHP | 92 | 1 |
| KADIMA AT LAKESIDE | 91 | 1 |
| ORCHARD WEST WATER ASSOC | 90 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO GARDEN HILLS | 90 | 0 |
| ORCHARD EAST WATER ASSOC | 85 | 0 |
| FREEMANS MHP | 83 | 0 |
| AQUA PA RHODES TERRACE | 82 | 0 |
| TOWN & COUNTRY WATER ASSOC | 79 | 4 |
| FRITZINGERTOWN SR LIV COMM #1 | 66 | 6 |
| HILLSIDE CONDOMINIUMS | 65 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WHITEHAVEN EVANWOOD | 60 | 0 |
| SANDY RUN ASSOC | 47 | 0 |
| AQUA PA WATER CO BROOKLYN | 44 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (38)
Cities in Luzerne (13)
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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.