Passaic, NJ
A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.
Environmental data for Passaic in New Jersey · Population: 518,289
Passaic, NJ is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 23 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 20 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 335.2K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 11 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 38 and a peak AQI of 119 in 2024, with 73% 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.
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 | 269 (73%) | 95 | 2 | 119 |
| 2023 | 241 (68%) | 104 | 4 | 199 |
| 2022 | 251 (83%) | 53 | 0 | 90 |
| 2021 | 243 (93%) | 18 | 0 | 80 |
| 2020 | 245 (94%) | 17 | 0 | 100 |
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 real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in New Jersey, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (20)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| PASSAIC VALLEY WATER COMMISSION | 310,483 | 2 |
| TOWNSHIP OF WAYNE | 55,000 | 0 |
| MONTCLAIR WATER BUREAU | 40,150 | 3 |
| PASSAIC VALLEY WC LODI WD | 24,136 | 0 |
| HAWTHORNE WATER DEPARTMENT | 19,458 | 3 |
| PVWC-NORTH ARLINGTON | 15,392 | 0 |
| MANCHESTER UTILITIES AUTHORITY | 12,000 | 15 |
| POMPTON LAKES MUA | 11,435 | 0 |
| TOTOWA W DEPT | 10,804 | 0 |
| WANAQUE W DEPT. | 10,266 | 11 |
| RINGWOOD WATER DEPARTMENT | 9,327 | 11 |
| BLOOMINGDALE WATER DEPT | 7,742 | 5 |
| GLEN RIDGE WATER DEPT | 7,681 | 0 |
| WOODLAND PARK WATER DEPARTMENT | 6,000 | 2 |
| PASSAIC VALLEY W C HIGH CREST | 1,132 | 3 |
| PVWC-POSTBROOK | 458 | 0 |
| HOLLAND CHRISTIAN HOME | 250 | 1 |
| COMPLETE CARE AT MILFORD MANOR LLC | 165 | 0 |
| WOODLAND HEIGHTS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION | 55 | 0 |
| REFLECTION LAKES GARDEN APARTMENTS | 40 | 12 |
TRI Facilities (23)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crown Roll Leaf Inc. | 182.6K lbs |
| 2 | Fisk Alloy Wire Inc | 48.2K lbs |
| 3 | Swepco Tube LLC | 26.0K lbs |
| 4 | Lamart Corp | 23.4K lbs |
| 5 | Microseal Inc | 16.6K lbs |
| 6 | Passaic Rubber Co | 9.3K lbs |
| 7 | Arrow Shed LLC | 8.2K lbs |
| 8 | Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC | 6.3K lbs |
| 9 | Pariser Industries Inc. | 4.9K lbs |
| 10 | Safas Corp | 3.2K lbs |
| 11 | Advanced Biotech | 3.0K lbs |
| 12 | Scientific Alloys Corp | 1.6K lbs |
| 13 | Little Falls Alloys | 846 lbs |
| 14 | L3HARRIS Technologies Inc. | 666 lbs |
| 15 | Dritac Flooring Products LLC | 320 lbs |
| 16 | Okonite Co Inc | 216 lbs |
| 17 | Mane USA | 16 lbs |
| 18 | Kirker Enterprises Inc | 5 lbs |
| 19 | Comus International Inc. | 3 lbs |
| 20 | Generant Co Inc | 0 lbs |
| 21 | Royce Associates LP Passaic Color Chemical Co Div | 0 lbs |
| 22 | Independent Chemical Nj | 0 lbs |
| 23 | Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc | 0 lbs |
Cities in Passaic (9)
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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.