Ottawa, MI

Moderate Risk (52/100)

Environmental data for Ottawa in Michigan

Ottawa, MI is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 44 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 52/100 (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 15.6M 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 41 and a peak AQI of 105 in 2024, with 70% 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
44
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
15.6M 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 257 (70%) 107 1 105
2023 176 (49%) 172 5 227
2022 194 (58%) 134 2 164
2021 186 (51%) 175 4 108
2020 303 (83%) 56 6 150
2024 Good Air Quality: 70% of days
Unhealthy days: 1
Median AQI: 41

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 (44)

# Facility Total Releases
1 J H Campbell Generating Plant 10.9M lbs
2 Aurorium Zeeland LLC 1.9M lbs
3 Mead Johnson & Co LLC 829.8K lbs
4 Continental Dairy Facilities LLC 431.9K lbs
5 The Hillshire Brands Co 399.2K lbs
6 Zeeland Farm Soya 395.5K lbs
7 Gentex Corp Automotive Div 359.0K lbs
8 Grand Haven Board of Light &power Jb Sims Generating Stati 74.6K lbs
9 Plascore Inc 71.3K lbs
10 Request Foods Quincy Street Plant 59.3K lbs
11 Shape 1820 55.0K lbs
12 Holland Purple Cow Creamery 46.8K lbs
13 Request Foods Inc 29.6K lbs
14 Request Foods Coldquest 12.2K lbs
15 Magna-Engineered Glass 12.2K lbs
16 Almond Products Inc. 12.0K lbs
17 Lakeshore Fittings Inc 10.7K lbs
18 Bdgn Corp DBA American Autocoat Inc. 6.6K lbs
19 Request Foods Greenly Street Plant 6.2K lbs
20 Repcolite Paints Inc 3.8K lbs
21 Ppg Industries - Grand Haven 2.6K lbs
22 Linamar Structures (michigan) 2.5K lbs
23 Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute 2.3K lbs
24 Magna Mirrors-Holland Div (south) 2.3K lbs
25 Perrigo Holland Inc 2.2K lbs
26 Benteler Automotive Holland Inc. 2.0K lbs
27 Leprino Foods Co 1.3K lbs
28 Royal Tech-Highland 1.0K lbs
29 Metalflow Corp 415 lbs
30 Howard Miller Co 119 lbs
31 Ghsp Inc Grand Haven Facility 92 lbs
32 Gns N.a. Holland 64 lbs
33 Supreme Machined Products 63 lbs
34 Fogg Filler 55 lbs
35 Evoqua Water Technologies LLC 52 lbs
36 Agritek Industries Inc 40 lbs
37 Npr of Michigan 30 lbs
38 R.a. Miller Industries Inc. 29 lbs
39 Boar's Head Provisions Co Inc. - Holland 23 lbs
40 Millerknoll Inc.-Spring Lake Campus 15 lbs
41 Gentex Corp Fire Protection Div 15 lbs
42 Perrigo Holland Inc 6 lbs
43 Chs Inc - Holland Feed Mill 0 lbs
44 Leggett & Platt Inc 0 lbs

Cities in Ottawa (10)

Allendale
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1 facilities · 1 water
Coopersville
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1 facilities · 2 water
Fruitport
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1 facilities · 1 water
Grand Haven
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7 facilities · 4 water
Holland
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31 facilities · 12 water
Hudsonville
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2 facilities · 3 water
Spring Lake
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4 facilities · 3 water
West Olive
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1 facilities · 2 water
Zeeland
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7 facilities · 1 water
Park Township
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0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Ottawa, Michigan?
Ottawa, MI has an environmental risk score of 52/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 44 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 Ottawa?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Ottawa, MI in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Ottawa?
Ottawa, MI has 44 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 15.6M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Ottawa?
In 2024, Ottawa, MI recorded a median AQI of 41 and a peak AQI of 105. 70% 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 Ottawa?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Ottawa, MI in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Ottawa?
Environmental compliance in Ottawa, 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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