Muskegon, MI

Moderate Risk (50/100)

Environmental data for Muskegon in Michigan

Muskegon, MI is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 37 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 50/100 (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 10.9M 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 38 and a peak AQI of 122 in 2024, with 84% 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
37
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
10.9M 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 203 (84%) 36 4 122
2023 187 (77%) 44 11 147
2022 211 (87%) 25 5 187
2021 209 (79%) 48 8 129
2020 210 (85%) 32 6 143
2024 Good Air Quality: 84% of days
Unhealthy days: 4
Median AQI: 38

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 Michigan on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (37)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Alloy Resource Corp 7.2M lbs
2 M. Argueso & Co. Inc. (d.b.a Paramelt) 1.8M lbs
3 Howmet Corp - Plant 5 449.5K lbs
4 Cannon-Muskegon 385.0K lbs
5 American Chemical Solutions LLC 233.9K lbs
6 Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant 214.1K lbs
7 Cwc Textron 133.1K lbs
8 Eagle Alloy Inc. 84.6K lbs
9 Webb Chemical Service Corp 80.0K lbs
10 Lorin Industries Inc 72.4K lbs
11 Howmet Corp - Plants 1& 3 68.1K lbs
12 Howmet Corp-Plant 10 53.1K lbs
13 Honeywell Burdick & Jackson 35.8K lbs
14 Basf Corp 33.9K lbs
15 Mplx Terminals LLC - North Muskegon Mi Terminal 16.1K lbs
16 Metal Technologies Inc. Ravenna Ductile Iron 14.3K lbs
17 Kaydon Corp 13.2K lbs
18 Muskegon Composites Inc. 9.3K lbs
19 Techline Products 8.7K lbs
20 Adac Automotive Muskegon Plant Port City & Keating 5.0K lbs
21 Howmet Corp - Plant 4 4.3K lbs
22 Aludyne Montague LLC 3.4K lbs
23 Port City Die Cast 1.2K lbs
24 Johnson Technology Inc 1.2K lbs
25 Johnson Technology Inc 1.0K lbs
26 Port City Castings Corp 568 lbs
27 Non-Ferrous Cast Alloys Inc. 347 lbs
28 Port City Metal Products 296 lbs
29 Structural Concepts Corp 239 lbs
30 Structural Concepts - Plant 2 107 lbs
31 Century Foundry Inc 97 lbs
32 Michigan Spring & Stamping of Muskegon LLC 15 lbs
33 New Gldc LLC 10 lbs
34 Knoll Inc 1 lbs
35 Eagle Aluminum Cast Products Inc 1 lbs
36 Tramec Sloan Fleet Engineers Div 0 lbs
37 Knoll Inc 0 lbs

Cities in Muskegon (8)

Montague
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1 facilities · 2 water
Muskegon
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28 facilities · 5 water
Norton Shores
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1 facilities · 2 water
Muskegon Heights
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1 facilities · 1 water
North Muskegon
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1 facilities · 1 water
Ravenna
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1 facilities · 1 water
Whitehall
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4 facilities · 2 water
Dalton Township
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0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Muskegon, Michigan?
Muskegon, MI has an environmental risk score of 50/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 37 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 Muskegon?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Muskegon, MI in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Muskegon?
Muskegon, MI has 37 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 10.9M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Muskegon?
In 2024, Muskegon, MI recorded a median AQI of 38 and a peak AQI of 122. 84% 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 Muskegon?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Muskegon, MI in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Muskegon?
Environmental compliance in Muskegon, Michigan is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Michigan 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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