Mayes, OK

Moderate Risk (55/100)

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 Mayes in Oklahoma · Population: 39,406

Mayes, OK is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 15 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 13 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 55/100 (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 21.7M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 12 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 40 and a peak AQI of 112 in 2024, with 90% 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
39,406
TRI Facilities
15
Water Systems
13
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
21.7M 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 261 (90%) 28 1 112
2023 255 (89%) 28 2 129
2022 246 (92%) 19 1 112
2021 228 (92%) 20 0 100
2020 255 (99%) 3 0 51
2024 Good Air Quality: 90% of days
Unhealthy days: 1
Median AQI: 40

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 Oklahoma, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.

Water Systems (13)

System Population Violations
MAYES CO RWD #4 4,183 5
MAYES CO RWD # 5 3,360 3
MAYES CO RWD # 9 2,578 5
MAYES CO RWD # 3 2,400 15
CHOUTEAU 2,100 1
LOCUST GROVE 1,600 41
SALINA PWA 1,422 4
LANGLEY 950 13
ADAIR 704 0
MAYES CO RWD # 7 538 6
SPAVINAW 432 1
CEDAR CREST COUNTRY CLUB 315 1
SPORTSMEN ACRES 218 2

TRI Facilities (15)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Pryor Solae 11.8M lbs
2 Lsb Chemical L.L.C. 8.3M lbs
3 Grand River Dam Authority Coal Fired Complex 1.0M lbs
4 Norit Americas Inc 234.8K lbs
5 American Castings LLC 124.4K lbs
6 Lone Star Ind. Inc. DBA Buzzi Unicem USA Pryor Cement Plant 118.6K lbs
7 Interplastic Corp 81.2K lbs
8 Gap Roofing Inc 1.8K lbs
9 Aptus Manufacturing I LLC 1.1K lbs
10 Gold Bond Building Products - Pryor 330 lbs
11 Rae Corp 70 lbs
12 Chevron Phillips Chemical Co Performance Pipe a Div 52 lbs
13 Standard Materials Group Inc. Pryor 33 lbs
14 Jam Distributing Co Pryor Terminal 0 lbs
15 Pryor Batch Plant 0 lbs

Cities in Mayes (2)

Chouteau
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water
Pryor
Pop: -
14 facilities · 5 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Mayes, Oklahoma?
Mayes, OK has an environmental risk score of 55/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 15 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 13 water systems on record. 12 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Mayes?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Mayes, OK in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Mayes?
Mayes, OK has 15 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 21.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Mayes?
In 2024, Mayes, OK recorded a median AQI of 40 and a peak AQI of 112. 90% 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 Mayes?
Mayes, OK has 13 EPA-regulated water systems. 12 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 Mayes?
Environmental compliance in Mayes, Oklahoma is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Oklahoma 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