Manatee, FL
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 Manatee in Florida · Population: 416,020
Manatee, FL is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 21 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 10 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 41/100 (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 1.3M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 3 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 115 in 2024, with 91% 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 (2020–2024)
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 | 317 (91%) | 30 | 1 | 115 |
| 2023 | 338 (93%) | 24 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | 336 (96%) | 13 | 0 | 80 |
| 2021 | 355 (97%) | 10 | 0 | 93 |
| 2020 | 355 (97%) | 11 | 0 | 97 |
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 Florida, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (10)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| MANATEE COUNTY UTILITIES DEPT | 347,800 | 0 |
| BRADENTON CITY OF | 58,584 | 0 |
| PEACE RIVER REG WATER PLANT | 3,301 | 0 |
| CAMDEN COUNTY PWSD # 5 | 1,735 | 0 |
| HARBOUR ISLES MASTER ASSOCIATION | 395 | 0 |
| HILLANLAKE VILLAGE | 372 | 0 |
| WHISPERING PINES MHP | 215 | 0 |
| HIGHLANDS MOBILE HOME PARK | 130 | 1 |
| PLANTATION OAKS MH ; RV COMMUNITY | 130 | 5 |
| THE FALLS OF OCALA | 120 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (21)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Craft | 336.4K lbs |
| 2 | Design Concepts/marine Concepts | 291.3K lbs |
| 3 | Pierce Manufacturing Inc Florida Di V | 172.7K lbs |
| 4 | Florida Power & Light Co Fpl Manatee Power Plant | 146.0K lbs |
| 5 | Tropicana Manufacturing Co Inc | 125.5K lbs |
| 6 | Yellowfin Yachts LLC | 114.2K lbs |
| 7 | Jupiter Marine International Inc. | 88.7K lbs |
| 8 | Yellowfin Yachts LLC | 14.9K lbs |
| 9 | Allied Molded Products LLC | 11.2K lbs |
| 10 | Triest Ag Group Inc. | 8.8K lbs |
| 11 | Honeywell Lng Palmetto | 3.8K lbs |
| 12 | Safran Power USA LLC | 133 lbs |
| 13 | Allied New Technologies 2 Inc Plant | 17 lbs |
| 14 | Tsm Champ | 17 lbs |
| 15 | Sarasota Ready Mix Plant | 2 lbs |
| 16 | Manatee Ready Mix Plant | 1 lbs |
| 17 | Titan Florida - Ellenton Rmc Plant | 1 lbs |
| 18 | Preferred-Bradenton 63RD Rm | 0 lbs |
| 19 | Bradenton Block 9TH St | 0 lbs |
| 20 | Cemex 15TH St. | 0 lbs |
| 21 | Cemex Palmetto | 0 lbs |
Cities in Manatee (4)
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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.