Marion, OH

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. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Marion in Ohio · Population: 65,145

Marion, OH is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 14 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 3 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 8.0M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 1 water system carries 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
65,145
TRI Facilities
14
Water Systems
3
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
8.0M lbs

Water Systems (3)

System Population Violations
AQUA OHIO - MARION 46,317 0
AQUA OHIO - TIFFIN 20,035 0
AQUA OHIO - LA RUE VILLAGE 800 1

TRI Facilities (14)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Ohio Galvanizing Corp 5.8M lbs
2 Whirlpool Corp Marion Operations 1.0M lbs
3 Nucor Steel Marion Inc 982.2K lbs
4 Poet Biorefining-Marion LLC 119.1K lbs
5 Sika Corp-Marion Operations 19.5K lbs
6 Nachurs Alpine Solutions 7.6K lbs
7 Glen-Gery Corp 6.4K lbs
8 Semco Inc 363 lbs
9 Hildreth Manufacturing LLC 145 lbs
10 Glen-Gery Corp 76 lbs
11 US Yachiyo Inc 1 lbs
12 Arcelormittal Tubular Products USA LLC 1 lbs
13 Mills Co 0 lbs
14 Overhead Door Co Todco Div 0 lbs

Cities in Marion (4)

Marion
Pop: -
12 facilities · 3 water
Iberia
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Caledonia
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Marion Township
Pop: -
0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Marion, Ohio?
Marion, OH has an environmental risk score of 42/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 14 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 3 water systems on record. 1 water system have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Marion?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Marion, OH in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Marion?
Marion, OH has 14 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 8.0M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Marion?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Marion, OH. 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 Marion?
Marion, OH has 3 EPA-regulated water systems. 1 system has 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 Marion?
Environmental compliance in Marion, Ohio is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Ohio 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