Maury, TN

Moderate Risk (35/100)

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 Maury in Tennessee · Population: 104,855

Maury, TN is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 12 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 35/100 (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 4.3M 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 33 and a peak AQI of 83 in 2024, with 83% 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.

Population
104,855
TRI Facilities
12
Water Systems
3
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
4.3M 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 297 (83%) 63 0 83
2023 277 (77%) 81 0 96
2022 282 (82%) 62 0 82
2021 252 (72%) 96 1 109
2020 302 (86%) 49 0 92
2024 Good Air Quality: 83% of days
Median AQI: 33

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 Tennessee, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.

Water Systems (3)

System Population Violations
COLUMBIA POWER AND WATER SYSTEMS 84,617 0
SPRING HILL WATER DEPT 65,840 0
MOUNT PLEASANT WATER SYS #1 8,914 0

TRI Facilities (12)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Smelter Service Corp 1.8M lbs
2 Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc 1.1M lbs
3 Gm Spring Hill Manufacturing 895.5K lbs
4 Cytec Industries Inc 381.0K lbs
5 Ultium Cells LLC 71.8K lbs
6 Ust Inc. Landmark Ceramics 20.7K lbs
7 Mersen USA Gstn Corp. 1.6K lbs
8 Gcp Applied Technologies Inc 591 lbs
9 Tenneco Automotive 350 lbs
10 Imasen Bucyrus Technology-Tennessee 58 lbs
11 Spring Hill Seating 23 lbs
12 Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Columbia 0 lbs

Cities in Maury (3)

Spring Hill
Pop: -
4 facilities · 1 water
Mount Pleasant
Pop: -
7 facilities · 1 water
Columbia
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Maury, Tennessee?
Maury, TN has an environmental risk score of 35/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 12 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 3 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Maury?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Maury, TN in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Maury?
Maury, TN has 12 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 4.3M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Maury?
In 2024, Maury, TN recorded a median AQI of 33 and a peak AQI of 83. 83% 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 Maury?
Maury, TN has 3 EPA-regulated water systems. No health-based violations are currently on record. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Maury?
Environmental compliance in Maury, Tennessee is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Tennessee 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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