Madison, AL

Moderate Risk (49/100)

Environmental data for Madison in Alabama

Madison, AL is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 36 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilityies, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 49/100 (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 16.9M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 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 100 in 2024, with 70% 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.

TRI Facilities
36
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
16.9M lbs

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 254 (70%) 109 0 100
2023 204 (56%) 157 3 135
2022 201 (55%) 164 0 97
2021 189 (53%) 166 2 105
2020 210 (58%) 154 0 89
2024 Good Air Quality: 70% of days
Median AQI: 44

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 detailed air quality monitoring data, pollutant breakdowns, and metro-level AQI trends, see Air Quality in Alabama on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (36)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling 6.5M lbs
2 Nasa Marshall Space Flight Center 5.8M lbs
3 US Army Garrison-Redstone 2.0M lbs
4 Kohler Co 1.6M lbs
5 National Copper & Smelting Co 288.1K lbs
6 American Carbonyl 278.3K lbs
7 Hart & Cooley LLC 119.5K lbs
8 Basf Mobile Emissions Catalysts LLC 97.4K lbs
9 Mesker Mbm Lp. Huntsville 76.6K lbs
10 Parker Hannifin Corp 46.4K lbs
11 Ati Huntsville Operations 38.1K lbs
12 United Plating Inc 10.2K lbs
13 Gannet Biochem 3.4K lbs
14 Pratt & Whitney Automation 1.6K lbs
15 Tintronics Industries 1.2K lbs
16 Safety-Kleen Systems Huntsville (hun) 1.1K lbs
17 Line-X LLC 1.0K lbs
18 Benchmark Electronics Huntsville Inc 669 lbs
19 Blue Engines Facility Hsv 388 lbs
20 Lg Electronics USA Inc. 387 lbs
21 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama Inc. 296 lbs
22 Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling 257 lbs
23 Norris Cylinder Co 208 lbs
24 Remington Arms Co LLC 58 lbs
25 Ppg Industries Inc. 30 lbs
26 United Plating Inc 29 lbs
27 Abaco Systems Inc 11 lbs
28 Tyonek Manufacturing Group 1 lbs
29 Sanmina-Sci 1 lbs
30 Nextek Inc 0 lbs
31 Ready Mix USA LLC - Harvest Plant 0 lbs
32 Brenntag Mid-South Inc. 0 lbs
33 Ready Mix USA Llc-Huntsville Plant 0 lbs
34 Navistar Big Bore Diesels LLC 0 lbs
35 Trirx Huntsville Pharmaceutical Services LLC 0 lbs
36 Boeing Co The 0 lbs

Cities in Madison (3)

Gurley
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water
Harvest
Pop: —
1 facilities · 0 water
Huntsville
Pop: —
30 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Madison, Alabama?
Madison, AL has an environmental risk score of 49/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 36 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 0 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Madison?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Madison, AL in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Madison?
Madison, AL has 36 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 16.9M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Madison?
In 2024, Madison, AL recorded a median AQI of 44 and a peak AQI of 100. 70% of monitored days had "Good" air quality (AQI 0–50). Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County.
Is the drinking water safe in Madison?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Madison, AL in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Madison?
Environmental compliance in Madison, Alabama is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Alabama state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

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.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial