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Madison, MS

Moderate Risk (42/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Madison in Mississippi · Population: 110,303

Madison, MS is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 11 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 19 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 42/100 (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 1.6M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 7 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

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.

Population
110,303
TRI Facilities
11
Water Systems
19
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
1.6M lbs

Water Systems (19)

System Population Violations
BEAR CREEK W/A-WEST 26,677 0
CITY OF RIDGELAND 24,340 9
BEAR CREEK W/A -EAST 18,770 0
CITY OF CANTON 16,785 2
CMU - LAKE CAROLINE 8,511 2
EAST MADISON WATER ASSN-WEST 7,339 0
NORTH HINDS W/A #1-BROWNSVILLE 4,277 0
NORTH HINDS W/A #6-SHEPHERD HILLS 2,785 12
TOWN OF FLORA #1 1,653 0
NORTH HINDS W/A #2-CHAPEL HILL 1,595 44
TOWN OF PICKENS 1,587 0
WEST MADISON UTL DIST 1,287 0
BIG BLACK W/A-CAMDEN 1,272 1
BIG BLACK WATER ASSOCIATION 1,080 2
NORTH HINDS W/A #5-LIMEKILN 715 0
LAKE LORMAN UTL DISTRICT 599 0
AUDUBON PARK APARTMENTS WATER SYSTEM 534 0
TOUGALOO COLLEGE 534 0
CAMERON COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM, INC 428 0

TRI Facilities (11)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Nissan N.a. Inc. 1.2M lbs
2 Peco Foods Inc - Canton Fulton Street 250.2K lbs
3 Tower Automotive 156.7K lbs
4 Kasai N.a. Inc Madison Plant 23.0K lbs
5 Westlake Compounds LLC 3.3K lbs
6 Jackson Ready-Mix Plant 26 2 lbs
7 Mmc Materials Inc - Gluckstadt 2 lbs
8 Parker Hannifin (fluid Control Div) 1 lbs
9 Mmc Materials Inc - Ragsdale Road 0 lbs
10 Steel Technologies LLC 0 lbs
11 Nucor Grating - Fisher & Ludlow Inc 0 lbs

Cities in Madison (2)

Madison
Pop: -
8 facilities · 3 water
Canton
Pop: -
3 facilities · 8 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Madison, Mississippi? ▼
Madison, MS has an environmental risk score of 42/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 11 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 19 water systems on record. 7 water systems have 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, MS in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Madison? ▼
Madison, MS has 11 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 1.6M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Madison? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Madison, MS. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Madison? ▼
Madison, MS has 19 EPA-regulated water systems. 7 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Madison? ▼
Environmental compliance in Madison, Mississippi is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Mississippi 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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