Montgomery, AL

Moderate Risk (43/100)

Environmental data for Montgomery in Alabama

Montgomery, AL is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 28 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 43/100 (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 1.1M 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 42 and a peak AQI of 102 in 2024, with 69% 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
28
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
1.1M 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 247 (69%) 110 1 102
2023 138 (42%) 193 0 93
2022 269 (74%) 94 0 96
2021 222 (63%) 132 0 93
2020 70 (19%) 289 2 116
2024 Good Air Quality: 69% of days
Unhealthy days: 1
Median AQI: 42

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 Alabama on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (28)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama LLC 559.0K lbs
2 Hyundai Mobis 162.1K lbs
3 Dc Alabama Inc 116.3K lbs
4 Hager Cos 91.4K lbs
5 Thermalex Inc 58.4K lbs
6 Steris Corp 38.0K lbs
7 Koch Foods of Alabama 26.8K lbs
8 Kinpak LLC 15.2K lbs
9 Jim Bishop Cabinets Inc 10.0K lbs
10 Mplx Terminals LLC - Montgomery Al Terminal 5.6K lbs
11 Hyundai Power Transformers USA 4.9K lbs
12 W&w-Afco Steel LLC 4.9K lbs
13 Rheem Manufacturing Water Heater Div 3.3K lbs
14 Sun Coast Resources LLC 3.2K lbs
15 Acme Brick Tile & Stone Montgomery Plant 1.5K lbs
16 The Nelson Paint Co of Alabama 1.1K lbs
17 Qualico Miscellaneous Inc 994 lbs
18 Jay R Smith Manufacturing Co 83 lbs
19 Api Heat Transfer 34 lbs
20 The Andersons Inc. Montgomery 10 lbs
21 Progress Rail 7 lbs
22 Feldmeier/alabama Equipment Inc 6 lbs
23 Koch Foods of Alabama,hope Hull Feed Mill 0 lbs
24 Nalco Co 0 lbs
25 Ridley Block Operations 0 lbs
26 US Dod Usaf Maxwell Afb 0 lbs
27 Ready Mix USA Llc-Montgomery Wares Plant 0 lbs
28 Ready Mix USA - Montgomery Metro Facility 0 lbs

Cities in Montgomery (4)

Hope Hull
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water
Mount Meigs
Pop: —
1 facilities · 0 water
Montgomery
Pop: —
25 facilities · 4 water
Maxwell Afb
Pop: —
1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Montgomery, Alabama?
Montgomery, AL has an environmental risk score of 43/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 28 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 Montgomery?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Montgomery, AL in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Montgomery?
Montgomery, AL has 28 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 1.1M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Montgomery?
In 2024, Montgomery, AL recorded a median AQI of 42 and a peak AQI of 102. 69% 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 Montgomery?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Montgomery, AL in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Montgomery?
Environmental compliance in Montgomery, Alabama is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Alabama 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