Niagara, NY

Moderate Risk (48/100)

Environmental data for Niagara in New York

Niagara, NY is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 34 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 5.6M 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 34 and a peak AQI of 105 in 2024, with 92% 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
34
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
5.6M 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 277 (92%) 24 1 105
2023 335 (94%) 21 0 97
2022 339 (95%) 18 1 133
2021 330 (92%) 26 1 108
2020 340 (95%) 19 0 87
2024 Good Air Quality: 92% of days
Unhealthy days: 1
Median AQI: 34

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 New York on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (34)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Allied Waste Niagara Falls Landfill 3.1M lbs
2 Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramic Inc 1.0M lbs
3 Vwr Chemicals LLC 473.1K lbs
4 Tulip Molded Plastics LLC 385.4K lbs
5 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co 226.1K lbs
6 Vandemark Chemical Inc 95.6K lbs
7 Harbisonwalker International Steelcasting USA 62.8K lbs
8 Candlelight Cabinetry Opco LLC 55.2K lbs
9 Somerset Operating Co LLC 54.7K lbs
10 An-Cor Industrial Plastics 49.2K lbs
11 Niacet Corp 45.9K lbs
12 Durez Niagara 18.1K lbs
13 Fmc Corp Middleport Plant 16.8K lbs
14 Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics -Structural Ceramics 14.5K lbs
15 Gm Components Holdings LLC 12.6K lbs
16 Vanchlor Co Inc 6.3K lbs
17 Olin Corp 5.0K lbs
18 Milward Alloys Inc 2.8K lbs
19 Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant 2.7K lbs
20 Flame Control Coatings,llc 1.4K lbs
21 Precious Plate Inc 917 lbs
22 Metaullics Systems a Div of Pyrotek-Inc 256 lbs
23 Archem America Inc. 214 lbs
24 North American Hoganas-Niagara Falls Plant 24 lbs
25 Ati Specialty Materials-Lockport Plant 17 lbs
26 Vcna United Materials - Sanborn Facility 15 lbs
27 Vishay Thin Film LLC 14 lbs
28 Imerys Fused Minerals 10 lbs
29 Buffalo Pumps Div of Air & Liquid Systems Corp 2 lbs
30 Twin Lake Chemical Inc. 0 lbs
31 Trek Inc an Advanced Energy Co 0 lbs
32 Battenfeld Grease & Oil Corp.n Y 0 lbs
33 Riverside Chemical Co Inc 0 lbs
34 Taylor Devices Inc. 0 lbs

Cities in Niagara (7)

Barker
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1 facilities · 2 water
Lockport
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8 facilities · 4 water
Middleport
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1 facilities · 2 water
North Tonawanda
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5 facilities · 2 water
Sanborn
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4 facilities · 1 water
Niagara Falls
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15 facilities · 3 water
Wheatfield
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0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Niagara, New York?
Niagara, NY has an environmental risk score of 48/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 34 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 Niagara?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Niagara, NY in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Niagara?
Niagara, NY has 34 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 5.6M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Niagara?
In 2024, Niagara, NY recorded a median AQI of 34 and a peak AQI of 105. 92% 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 Niagara?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Niagara, NY in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Niagara?
Environmental compliance in Niagara, New York is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the New York 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