Ottawa, MI
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Ottawa in Michigan · Population: 298,614
TRI sites such as J H Campbell Generating Plant; Aurorium Zeeland LLC; Mead Johnson & Co LLC; SDWIS systems such as WYOMING; HOLLAND TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATED; ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP; NPL sites such as Southwest Ottawa County Landfill; Waste Management of Michigan (Holland Lagoons) anchor Ottawa, MI's EPA extract. Derived burden score 74/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
EPCRA disclosures in Ottawa total 15.6M lbs; health-flagged SDWIS rows include GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP; SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP; COUNTRY ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK, while J H Campbell Generating Plant leads TRI pounds. AQS median AQI 41 / peak 105 in 2024.
Largest TRI sites in the extract: J H Campbell Generating Plant; Aurorium Zeeland LLC; Mead Johnson & Co LLC. Named SDWIS systems: WYOMING; HOLLAND TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATED; ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP. NPL sites on record: Southwest Ottawa County Landfill; Waste Management of Michigan (Holland Lagoons). Burden score 74/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite here; tables reproduce EPA disclosure history, not a current-safety verdict.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Ottawa, MI: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-20.5%
33 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-20.4%
3.3 million lb → 2.6 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 2 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Ottawa, MI's total reported releases fell from 3.3 million lb in 2022 to 2.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ottawa, MI's off-site transfers fell from 545.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 328.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ottawa, MI's air releases fell from 453.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 329.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ottawa, MI's land releases fell from 2.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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 |
Source: 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 real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Michigan, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (26)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| WYOMING | 72,125 | 0 |
| HOLLAND TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATED | 26,100 | 0 |
| ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP | 19,725 | 0 |
| GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP | 15,051 | 4 |
| GRAND HAVEN | 10,412 | 0 |
| SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP | 9,393 | 1 |
| ZEELAND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS | 8,328 | 0 |
| HUDSONVILLE | 7,708 | 0 |
| COOPERSVILLE | 4,519 | 0 |
| JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP | 3,330 | 0 |
| FERRYSBURG | 3,268 | 0 |
| SPRING LAKE | 2,512 | 0 |
| CROCKERY TOWNSHIP | 1,847 | 0 |
| OLIVE/BLENDON TWPS | 544 | 0 |
| PORT SHELDON TOWNSHIP | 407 | 0 |
| COUNTRY ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK | 282 | 1 |
| SHELDON DUNES | 240 | 0 |
| VILLAGE EAST ESTATES | 235 | 0 |
| EDGEWOOD MOBILE HOME PARK | 162 | 0 |
| POLKTON TOWNSHIP | 135 | 0 |
| ALLEGAN MOBILE ESTATES | 100 | 0 |
| HOMECREST VILLA MOBILE HOME PARK | 100 | 0 |
| INTERSECT HEALTHCARE | 86 | 0 |
| COUNTRY VIEW MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY | 55 | 0 |
| LYNX GOLF VIEW | 40 | 2 |
| NORTHWEST OTTAWA CO WATER SYST | 1 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (44)
Superfund Sites (2)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Ottawa County Landfill | NPL Site | 39.66 |
| Waste Management of Michigan (Holland Lagoons) | Deleted NPL Site | 37.20 |
Cities in Ottawa (13)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.