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Muscogee, GA

Moderate Risk (38/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Muscogee in Georgia · Population: 204,383

Muscogee, GA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 19 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 38/100 (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 578.1K 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 49 and a peak AQI of 127 in 2024, with 53% 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.

Population
204,383
TRI Facilities
19
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
578.1K 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 193 (53%) 166 7 127
2023 154 (42%) 208 2 154
2022 214 (59%) 149 2 149
2021 233 (66%) 118 1 155
2020 257 (70%) 108 1 101
2024 Good Air Quality: 53% of days
Unhealthy days: 7
Median AQI: 49

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 Georgia, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.

TRI Facilities (19)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Aludyne-Columbus LLC 281.3K lbs
2 Panasonic Energy Corp of America Lithium Div 131.4K lbs
3 Pratt & Whitney Div 94.1K lbs
4 Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC 51.6K lbs
5 Covalence Coated Products 3.3K lbs
6 Airgas Specialty Products-Columbus Ga 3.1K lbs
7 Goldens' Foundry & Machine Co 3.1K lbs
8 Exide Technologies 3.0K lbs
9 Saratoga Rp East LLC - Columbus Terminal 2.9K lbs
10 Stepan Co 2.3K lbs
11 Mplx Terminals LLC - Columbus Ga Terminal 1.4K lbs
12 Textron Aviation/mccauley Facility 594 lbs
13 Panasonic Energy Corporation of America Materials Division 56 lbs
14 Argos Columbus Concrete Plant 1 lbs
15 Ready Mix USA Llc-Columbus Smith Rd Plant 0 lbs
16 Kysor Warren Systems Plant 0 lbs
17 Kysor Warren Case Plant 0 lbs
18 Eastman Kodak Co 0 lbs
19 Ready Mix USA LLC - Andrews Road Plant 0 lbs

Cities in Muscogee (3)

Fortson
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Columbus
Pop: -
17 facilities · 1 water
Midland
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Muscogee, Georgia? ▼
Muscogee, GA has an environmental risk score of 38/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 19 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 Muscogee? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Muscogee, GA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Muscogee? ▼
Muscogee, GA has 19 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 578.1K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Muscogee? ▼
In 2024, Muscogee, GA recorded a median AQI of 49 and a peak AQI of 127. 53% 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 Muscogee? ▼
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Muscogee, GA in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Muscogee? ▼
Environmental compliance in Muscogee, Georgia is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Georgia 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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