Mclennan, TX

Moderate Risk (51/100)

Environmental data for Mclennan in Texas

Mclennan, TX is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 37 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilityies, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 51/100 (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 11.7M 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 53 and a peak AQI of 133 in 2024, with 35% 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.

TRI Facilities
37
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
11.7M 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 126 (35%) 234 5 133
2023 169 (46%) 188 8 129
2022 209 (57%) 155 0 100
2021 280 (77%) 84 0 100
2020 294 (80%) 72 0 97
2024 Good Air Quality: 35% of days
Unhealthy days: 5
Median AQI: 53

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 detailed air quality monitoring data, pollutant breakdowns, and metro-level AQI trends, see Air Quality in Texas on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (37)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Sandy Creek Energy Station 7.5M lbs
2 Sanderson Farms LLC 2.6M lbs
3 Howmet Fastening Systems Waco 649.8K lbs
4 Precise Hard Chrome LLC 259.1K lbs
5 Roca Bathroom Products Inc. 185.1K lbs
6 Packless Industries Waco Facility 90.0K lbs
7 Waco Composites 88.6K lbs
8 Lehigh White Cement Co / Waco Plant 64.5K lbs
9 Marathonnorco Aerospace Inc 51.0K lbs
10 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 15 31.9K lbs
11 Envases Commerce LLC 29.4K lbs
12 Waco Boom Co Ltd 28.1K lbs
13 Vantran Industries Llc. 24.7K lbs
14 Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC Waco Terminal 15.1K lbs
15 Cargill Value Added Meats 12.5K lbs
16 Zinkpower Waco 11.9K lbs
17 Pilgrim's Pride Corp Waco Processing Plant 9.3K lbs
18 Packaging Corp of Ameri Ca 4.0K lbs
19 Polyglass Waco Manufacturing Facility 901 lbs
20 Central Texas Iron Works 366 lbs
21 Space Exploration Technologies 199 lbs
22 Trane-Waco 35 lbs
23 Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant 2 lbs
24 Bc Materials Lorena Facility 2 lbs
25 Jewell Concrete Products 2 lbs
26 Waco Hot Mix Plant 2 lbs
27 Woodway Ready Mix 0 lbs
28 Gholson Ready Mix 0 lbs
29 Forterra Pipe & Precast - Waco 0 lbs
30 Bc Materials Rosenfeld Plant 0 lbs
31 Safety-Kleen Systems Waco (wac) 0 lbs
32 Purina Animal Nutrition LLC - McGregor 0 lbs
33 Fleetwood Homes Inc. 0 lbs
34 Refresco Beverages US Waco Plant 0 lbs
35 Clayton Waco 1 0 lbs
36 Clayton Waco 2 0 lbs
37 Mars Wrigley Confectionery US LLC 0 lbs

Cities in Mclennan (5)

Lorena
Pop: —
2 facilities · 3 water
Mc Gregor
Pop: —
3 facilities · 4 water
Riesel
Pop: —
1 facilities · 2 water
Waco
Pop: —
27 facilities · 12 water
Woodway
Pop: —
4 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Mclennan, Texas?
Mclennan, TX has an environmental risk score of 51/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 37 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 0 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Mclennan?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Mclennan, TX in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Mclennan?
Mclennan, TX has 37 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 11.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Mclennan?
In 2024, Mclennan, TX recorded a median AQI of 53 and a peak AQI of 133. 35% 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 Mclennan?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Mclennan, TX in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Mclennan?
Environmental compliance in Mclennan, Texas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Texas 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