Monroe, PA
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Environmental data for Monroe in Pennsylvania · Population: 167,784
Monroe, PA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 9 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 48 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 36/100 (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 48.4K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 32 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 35 and a peak AQI of 119 in 2024, with 91% 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.
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 | 329 (91%) | 30 | 1 | 119 |
| 2023 | 270 (92%) | 21 | 3 | 126 |
| 2022 | 184 (91%) | 18 | 0 | 93 |
| 2021 | 214 (92%) | 19 | 0 | 84 |
| 2020 | 355 (99%) | 2 | 0 | 80 |
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 Pennsylvania, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (48)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| BRODHEAD CREEK REG WATER AUTH | 30,000 | 0 |
| PAWC POCONO DISTRICT | 17,860 | 0 |
| E STROUDSBURG BORO WATER DEPT | 13,000 | 12 |
| PENN ESTATES UTILITIES INCORP | 4,300 | 7 |
| TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT | 3,800 | 0 |
| POCONO/JACKSON WATER AUTHORITY | 2,100 | 0 |
| LAKE OF THE PINES | 1,200 | 21 |
| TAMIMENT RESORT | 1,200 | 4 |
| BUCK HILL FALLS WATER CO | 876 | 4 |
| DELAWARE WATER GAP BORO | 850 | 4 |
| MONROE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FAC | 740 | 3 |
| MID LAKES DEVELOPMENT | 490 | 3 |
| BIRCHWOOD TRAILER PARK | 389 | 0 |
| PLEASANT VIEW LAKES POA | 389 | 1 |
| NORTHRIDGE AT CAMELBACK | 330 | 3 |
| VILLAGE AT CAMELBACK | 309 | 2 |
| SKYTOP LODGE INC | 300 | 1 |
| POCONO MANOR INN | 300 | 1 |
| BROOKMONT HEALTH CARE CENTER | 229 | 9 |
| MOUNTAIN MANOR COMMUNITY | 187 | 5 |
| MUSHROOM FARM | 172 | 7 |
| ROCKY RIDGE MOBILE HOME PARK | 171 | 0 |
| BLUE MTN VILLAGE ON CHICOLA LK | 160 | 0 |
| GILBERT MOBILE HOME PARK | 150 | 0 |
| MAPLE ROCK TRAILER COURT | 100 | 14 |
| FAWN VALLEY SOUTH & NORTH | 100 | 1 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW VILLAGE | 100 | 11 |
| VICTORIA VILLAGE TOWNHOUSE | 99 | 22 |
| GETZ PERSONAL CARE HOME | 95 | 1 |
| CRESCENT LAKE | 90 | 0 |
| ESTATES AT HAMILTON HILLS | 84 | 11 |
| COMMUNITY IS OMMUNITY | 84 | 0 |
| EDGEWOOD AT COUNTRYSIDE APTS | 80 | 1 |
| MRS BUSHS PERSONAL CARE HOME | 70 | 4 |
| ROBINWOOD VILLAGE | 70 | 13 |
| GLUCO LODGE | 65 | 10 |
| TOWN HOMES AT MAPLE LANE | 60 | 3 |
| OAK RUN VILLAGE | 60 | 17 |
| SMITHFIELD COURT | 50 | 0 |
| COUNTRY GLEN TOWNHOMES | 50 | 0 |
| SCIOTA GARDENS | 50 | 2 |
| KESWICK POINTE | 50 | 0 |
| POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) | 48 | 5 |
| ESTATES AT STONE ROW | 48 | 14 |
| VILLAGE VIEW APARTMENTS | 36 | 2 |
| POCO APARTMENTS (UPPER) | 36 | 0 |
| TWIN FALLS MHP | 34 | 0 |
| R OWN LAKE INC | 30 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (9)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Chemical Co | 17.5K lbs |
| 2 | Sanofi Pasteur Inc | 11.4K lbs |
| 3 | Aurorium Dwg LLC | 9.2K lbs |
| 4 | National Electrical Carbon Products Inc | 9.1K lbs |
| 5 | U.S. Army Tobyhanna Army Depot | 1.3K lbs |
| 6 | Westrock Converting Co LLC Stroudsburg Mill | 47 lbs |
| 7 | All Weather Insulated Panels | 6 lbs |
| 8 | Bestway of Pennsylvania Inc. | 0 lbs |
| 9 | Biospectra Inc. | 0 lbs |
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.