Orange, NY

Moderate Risk (44/100)

Environmental data for Orange in New York

Orange, NY is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 26 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 44/100 (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 6.2M 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 28 and a peak AQI of 79 in 2024, with 85% 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
26
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
6.2M 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 297 (85%) 51 0 79
2023 270 (76%) 81 3 185
2022 292 (80%) 71 0 73
2021 294 (81%) 69 1 149
2020 307 (84%) 59 0 97
2024 Good Air Quality: 85% of days
Median AQI: 28

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 (26)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Ecobat Resources New York LLC 3.7M lbs
2 Valley Energy Center 1.4M lbs
3 Metal Container Corp-Newburgh Can Plant 691.3K lbs
4 Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp 272.1K lbs
5 U.S. Military Academy West Point 138.9K lbs
6 Global Cos LLC Cargo Terminal 19.2K lbs
7 Global Cos LLC Newburgh Terminal 12.8K lbs
8 Nexans Energy USA Inc 8.6K lbs
9 Coventry Coatings Corp 7.9K lbs
10 Port Jervis Laboratories 6.9K lbs
11 Gillinder Brothers Inc. 1.4K lbs
12 Advanced Coating Technologies 1.3K lbs
13 Federal Correctional Institution 1.1K lbs
14 Global Cos LLC South Terminal 999 lbs
15 Global Cos LLC North Terminal 889 lbs
16 Eastern Alloys Inc 392 lbs
17 Takasago International Corp (usa) 177 lbs
18 Balchem Corp 52 lbs
19 Fleurchem Inc. 52 lbs
20 Roseton Generating LLC 42 lbs
21 Hunter Panels a Div of Carlisle Construction Materials 34 lbs
22 Jci Jones Chemicals Inc. 12 lbs
23 Pavestone Cst - Montgomery Ny Plant 0 lbs
24 Byk USA Inc 0 lbs
25 Meyer Tool Inc 0 lbs
26 US Department of the Treasury US Mint West Point 0 lbs

Cities in Orange (12)

Chester
Pop: —
2 facilities · 8 water
Harriman
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1 facilities · 2 water
Middletown
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6 facilities · 7 water
Otisville
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1 facilities · 3 water
Slate Hill
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1 facilities · 6 water
Warwick
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1 facilities · 7 water
West Point
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2 facilities · 0 water
Maybrook
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1 facilities · 1 water
Montgomery
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2 facilities · 7 water
Newburgh
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2 facilities · 10 water
New Windsor
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5 facilities · 4 water
Port Jervis
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2 facilities · 3 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Orange, New York?
Orange, NY has an environmental risk score of 44/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 26 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 Orange?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Orange, NY in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Orange?
Orange, NY has 26 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 6.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Orange?
In 2024, Orange, NY recorded a median AQI of 28 and a peak AQI of 79. 85% 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 Orange?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Orange, NY in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Orange?
Environmental compliance in Orange, 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