Lynchburg (city), VA
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 Lynchburg (city) in Virginia · Population: 79,255
TRI sites such as Griffin Pipe Products Co; Slocum Adhesives Corp; Norcraft Cos; SDWIS systems such as CAMPBELL COUNTY CENTRAL SYSTEM; CAMPBELL COUNTY EAST SYSTEM; LOCUST GARDENS MHP anchor Lynchburg (city), VA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 38/100 (Moderate 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 Lynchburg (city) include LOCUST GARDENS MHP, while Griffin Pipe Products Co leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 28 / peak 61 in 2024.
Burden score 38/100 (Moderate 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 Lynchburg (city) -- 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 Lynchburg (city), VA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-13.6%
11 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-13.6%
1.5 million lb → 1.3 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 2 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Lynchburg (city), VA's total reported releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lynchburg (city), VA's air releases fell from 231.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 136.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lynchburg (city), VA's chemicals reported rose from 20 in 2022 to 23 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lynchburg (city), VA's off-site transfers fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million 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 | 102 (86%) | 16 | 0 | 61 |
| 2023 | 93 (78%) | 24 | 2 | 135 |
| 2022 | 97 (84%) | 19 | 0 | 60 |
| 2021 | 98 (82%) | 21 | 0 | 92 |
| 2020 | 99 (90%) | 11 | 0 | 59 |
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 Virginia, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (3)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL COUNTY CENTRAL SYSTEM | 21,761 | 0 |
| CAMPBELL COUNTY EAST SYSTEM | 2,505 | 0 |
| LOCUST GARDENS MHP | 90 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (16)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Griffin Pipe Products Co | 5.8M lbs |
| 2 | Slocum Adhesives Corp | 934.0K lbs |
| 3 | Norcraft Cos | 69.8K lbs |
| 4 | Davis-Frost Inc | 11.8K lbs |
| 5 | Lsc Communications / Lynchburg | 7.9K lbs |
| 6 | Banker Steel Co LLC | 2.8K lbs |
| 7 | Parker Hannifin Integrated Seals Div | 455 lbs |
| 8 | TRI Tech Laboratories LLC | 299 lbs |
| 9 | Westover Dairy | 255 lbs |
| 10 | Certainteed / Seven Hills Paperboard LLC | 255 lbs |
| 11 | Belvac Production Machinery | 123 lbs |
| 12 | Boxley Lynchburg Asphalt Plant | 11 lbs |
| 13 | Flowserve Corp Lynchburg Va | 0 lbs |
| 14 | Frito Lay Inc | 0 lbs |
| 15 | Slocum Adhesives Corp. | 0 lbs |
| 16 | Virginia Metal Treating Inc. | 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.