Oakland, MI

Moderate Risk (55/100)

Environmental data for Oakland in Michigan

Oakland, MI is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 50 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 55/100 (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 2.7M 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 45 and a peak AQI of 101 in 2024, with 60% 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
50
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
2.7M 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 181 (60%) 119 1 101
2023 193 (74%) 58 9 169
2022 236 (84%) 46 0 100
2021 227 (77%) 68 1 101
2020 244 (82%) 48 6 126
2024 Good Air Quality: 60% of days
Unhealthy days: 1
Median AQI: 45

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 (50)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Tribar Manufacturing LLC Plant #4 397.7K lbs
2 Michigan Seamless Tube LLC 331.0K lbs
3 Tribar Manufacturing LLC Plant #5 330.0K lbs
4 General Motors LLC Orion Assembly Center 228.4K lbs
5 Macdermid Inc 189.8K lbs
6 K C Jones Plating Co 125.8K lbs
7 Nd Industries Inc. 120.2K lbs
8 Depor Industries 111.5K lbs
9 Sun Steel Treating Inc 100.7K lbs
10 X-Cel Industries Inc. 97.3K lbs
11 Engineered Heat Treat Inc 96.6K lbs
12 United Paint & Chemical 85.8K lbs
13 Emerald Steel Processing LLC - Madison Heights Facility 84.5K lbs
14 Henrob Corp 73.0K lbs
15 Gage Products Co 71.5K lbs
16 Detroit Coating LLC 68.2K lbs
17 Orafol Automotive Graphics 41.5K lbs
18 Precision Coatings Inc. 40.1K lbs
19 Atmosphere Heat Treating 18.5K lbs
20 Akzonobel Coatings Inc 13.4K lbs
21 Nd Industries Inc 12.0K lbs
22 Eagle Industries Inc 11.4K lbs
23 Orafol 9.6K lbs
24 Msp Industries 9.0K lbs
25 Woodworth Inc Pontiac 8.6K lbs
26 Troy Manufacturing Facility 8.6K lbs
27 Ascorium N.a. Inc 5.9K lbs
28 Lymtal International,inc. 3.7K lbs
29 Oerlikon Metco (us) Troy/oerlikon Metco (us) Troy 2.7K lbs
30 Adco Circuits 2.6K lbs
31 Commercial Steel Treating Corp 2.6K lbs
32 Cosma Body Assembly Michigan 789 lbs
33 Specialty Steel Treating Inc 621 lbs
34 Tribar Manufacturing LLC 492 lbs
35 Continental Aluminum 481 lbs
36 Lear Corp DBA Eagle Ottawa Rochester Hills 275 lbs
37 Linamar Structures USA 250 lbs
38 Royal Oak Manufacturing Facility 233 lbs
39 Flex-N-Gate 134 lbs
40 Armaly Sponge Co. 117 lbs
41 Aam Metal Forming Auburn Hills Manufacturing Complex 57 lbs
42 Willams International Co LLC 50 lbs
43 Elringklinger Automotive Manufacturing Inc 37 lbs
44 Ncoc Inc 20 lbs
45 Dana Driveshaft Manufacturing LLC 6 lbs
46 Cadillac Asphalt LLC - Wixom 6 lbs
47 Cadillac Asphalt L.L.C. - Clarkston 5 lbs
48 Cadillac Asphalt LLC - Troy 2 lbs
49 Ace-Saginaw Asphalt Paving Co 2 lbs
50 Jabil 1 lbs

Cities in Oakland (25)

Clawson
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1 facilities · 1 water
Hazel Park
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1 facilities · 1 water
Southfield
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5 facilities · 55 water
Lake Orion
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4 facilities · 2 water
Madison Heights
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6 facilities · 1 water
Royal Oak
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2 facilities · 6 water
Troy
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7 facilities · 8 water
Walled Lake
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2 facilities · 0 water
Commerce Township
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1 facilities · 2 water
New Hudson
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4 facilities · 4 water
South Lyon
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2 facilities · 3 water
Ferndale
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2 facilities · 3 water
Oak Park
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1 facilities · 1 water
Rochester Hills
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3 facilities · 4 water
Auburn Hills
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8 facilities · 2 water
Farmington Hills
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1 facilities · 90 water
Pontiac
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4 facilities · 1 water
Clarkston
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1 facilities · 5 water
Davisburg
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1 facilities · 1 water
Oxford
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1 facilities · 3 water
Novi
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2 facilities · 8 water
Wixom
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8 facilities · 1 water
Farmington
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1 facilities · 3 water
Rose Center
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0 facilities · 0 water
Rose Township
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0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Oakland, Michigan?
Oakland, MI has an environmental risk score of 55/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 50 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 Oakland?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Oakland, MI in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Oakland?
Oakland, MI has 50 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 2.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Oakland?
In 2024, Oakland, MI recorded a median AQI of 45 and a peak AQI of 101. 60% 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 Oakland?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Oakland, MI in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Oakland?
Environmental compliance in Oakland, 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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