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Mckinley, NM

Moderate Risk (38/100)

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 Mckinley in New Mexico · Population: 71,172

Mckinley, NM is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 3 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 25 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 38/100 (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 359.7K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 17 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
71,172
TRI Facilities
3
Water Systems
25
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
359.7K lbs

Water Systems (25)

System Population Violations
GALLUP WATER SYSTEM 20,880 0
GAMERCO WATER & SANITATION 1,744 14
THOREAU WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT 1,173 5
Crownpoint Boarding School BIA 1,024 0
Thoreau High School 746 15
YAH TA HEY W & SD 435 9
WHISPERING CEDARS WATER ASSOCIATION 425 10
Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA 385 0
Chuska Community Boarding School BIA 348 0
BLUEWATER ACRES WUA 331 2
WHITE CLIFFS MDWUA 323 4
Tohatchi Public School 240 0
TOP OF THE WORLD WATER ASSOCIATION CORP 177 30
Mariano Lake Community School BIA 160 3
BLUEWATER LAKE MDWCA 135 3
Tse' Yi' Gai High School 126 2
Hanaadli Huerfano Boarding School - BIE 123 0
Beclabito Day School BIA 120 0
COAL BASIN DWUA 116 15
D & S TRAILER RANCH 109 13
BLOCK A WELL CO-OP 92 13
Ramona Smith Water Users Group Inc 77 0
CEDAR RIDGE TRAILER PARK 65 24
SAGEBRUSH WATER CO-OP 54 18
MANUELITO NAVAJO CHILDRENS HOME 35 4

TRI Facilities (3)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Western Refining Southwest Inc-Gallup Refinery 195.5K lbs
2 Tri-State Generation & Transmission - Escalante Station 163.8K lbs
3 McKinley Paper & Packaging - Nm Paper Mill 355 lbs

Cities in Mckinley (3)

Prewitt
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water
Gallup
Pop: -
1 facilities · 8 water
Church Rock
Pop: -
0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Mckinley, New Mexico? ▼
Mckinley, NM has an environmental risk score of 38/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 3 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 25 water systems on record. 17 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Mckinley? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Mckinley, NM in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Mckinley? ▼
Mckinley, NM has 3 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 359.7K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Mckinley? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Mckinley, NM. 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 Mckinley? ▼
Mckinley, NM has 25 EPA-regulated water systems. 17 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 Mckinley? ▼
Environmental compliance in Mckinley, New Mexico is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the New Mexico 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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