Morgan, AL

Moderate Risk (48/100)

Environmental data for Morgan in Alabama

Morgan, AL is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 31 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 48/100 (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 21.1M 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 44 and a peak AQI of 81 in 2024, with 72% 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
31
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
21.1M 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 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
2024 Good Air Quality: 72% of days
Median AQI: 44

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 (31)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Indorama Ventures 6.4M lbs
2 Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant 5.5M lbs
3 Bunge N.a. Inc. 4.5M lbs
4 Nucor Steel Decatur LLC 1.3M lbs
5 3M Chemical Operations' Decatur Facility 907.5K lbs
6 Daikin America Inc 779.1K lbs
7 Hexcel Corp 659.8K lbs
8 Mda Manufacturing Inc 611.4K lbs
9 Toray Composite Materials (america) Inc. 87.5K lbs
10 Polyplex USA LLC 70.3K lbs
11 Cerro Wire LLC 65.4K lbs
12 Itw Sexton Inc 63.5K lbs
13 Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Decatur Prepared Foods 47.6K lbs
14 Ineos Styrolution America LLC 40.8K lbs
15 Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc 17.9K lbs
16 Wayne-Sanderson Farms - Decatur Fresh Plant 14.6K lbs
17 Linamar Structures USA (michigan) Inc 10.1K lbs
18 United Launch Alliance - Decatur Operations 8.5K lbs
19 Saputo Cheese USA Inc. 3.0K lbs
20 Falkville Wood Treating Inc 437 lbs
21 Chore-Time Cage Systems Inc. 204 lbs
22 Nucor Tubular Products Inc. 75 lbs
23 Hyosung USA Inc. Decatur Plant 63 lbs
24 Big Heart Pet Brands Inc. 37 lbs
25 Applegate Fibers South 21 lbs
26 Neo Industries Alabama LLC 15 lbs
27 Automatic Screw Machine Product Co 1 lbs
28 Steel Technologies LLC 0 lbs
29 Pilgrim's Pride Russellville (falkville) Feed Mill 0 lbs
30 Ready Mix USA Llc-Trinity Plant 0 lbs
31 Cerrowire Mc Cable Plant 0 lbs

Cities in Morgan (4)

Decatur
Pop: —
23 facilities · 2 water
Trinity
Pop: —
4 facilities · 1 water
Falkville
Pop: —
2 facilities · 1 water
Hartselle
Pop: —
3 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Morgan, Alabama?
Morgan, AL has an environmental risk score of 48/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 31 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 Morgan?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Morgan, AL in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Morgan?
Morgan, AL has 31 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 21.1M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Morgan?
In 2024, Morgan, AL recorded a median AQI of 44 and a peak AQI of 81. 72% 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 Morgan?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Morgan, AL in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Morgan?
Environmental compliance in Morgan, 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