Morgan, AL
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Morgan in Alabama · Population: 123,742
TRI sites such as Indorama Ventures; Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant; Bunge N.a. Inc.; SDWIS systems such as DECATUR, MUNICIPAL UB OF; NE MORGAN CO., WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY; HARTSELLE UTILITY BOARD, CITY OF anchor Morgan, AL's EPA extract. Derived burden score 48/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
EPCRA disclosures in Morgan total 21.1M lbs with Indorama Ventures; Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant; Bunge N.a. Inc. among the largest Form R sites; no SDWIS system in this extract carries an active health-based flag. AQS median AQI 44 / peak 81 in 2024.
Largest TRI sites in the extract: Indorama Ventures; Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant; Bunge N.a. Inc.. Named SDWIS systems: DECATUR, MUNICIPAL UB OF; NE MORGAN CO., WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY; HARTSELLE UTILITY BOARD, CITY OF. Burden score 48/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite here; tables reproduce EPA disclosure history, not a current-safety verdict.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Morgan, AL: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-16.0%
27 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-16.0%
4.5 million lb → 3.8 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Morgan, AL's total reported releases fell from 4.5 million lb in 2022 to 3.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Morgan, AL's land releases fell from 10 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Morgan, AL's off-site transfers fell from 986.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 677.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Morgan, AL's air releases fell from 2.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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 | 264 (72%) | 102 | 0 | 81 |
| 2023 | 259 (71%) | 103 | 2 | 140 |
| 2022 | 208 (57%) | 156 | 1 | 111 |
| 2021 | 209 (57%) | 156 | 0 | 97 |
| 2020 | 251 (71%) | 104 | 0 | 75 |
Source: 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 Alabama, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (4)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| DECATUR, MUNICIPAL UB OF | 77,103 | 0 |
| NE MORGAN CO., WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY | 25,854 | 0 |
| HARTSELLE UTILITY BOARD, CITY OF | 22,233 | 0 |
| FALKVILLE WATER WORKS | 1,455 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (31)
Cities in Morgan (5)
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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.