Pima, AZ

Moderate Risk (51/100)

Environmental data for Pima in Arizona

Pima, AZ is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 35 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 51/100 (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 27.4M 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 56 and a peak AQI of 171 in 2024, with 31% 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
35
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
27.4M 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 113 (31%) 241 10 171
2023 123 (34%) 235 7 147
2022 147 (40%) 205 13 142
2021 93 (25%) 258 13 313
2020 124 (34%) 229 12 277
2024 Good Air Quality: 31% of days
Unhealthy days: 12
Median AQI: 56

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 Arizona on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (35)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Asarco LLC Mission Complex 17.1M lbs
2 Freeport-McMoran Sierrita Inc 10.0M lbs
3 Fluidra 132.4K lbs
4 Learjet Inc 66.6K lbs
5 Polymer Chemistry Innovations Inc 36.3K lbs
6 Swan Rd. Asphalt Plant 36.0K lbs
7 U.S. Dod Usaf Davis-Monthan Afb 30.9K lbs
8 Silver Bell Mining LLC 28.9K lbs
9 Materion Ceramics Inc. 26.9K lbs
10 Federal Correctional Complex - Tucson 17.7K lbs
11 Tangerine Rd. Asphalt Plant 13.0K lbs
12 Calportland Co Rillito Plant 9.1K lbs
13 Triangle Industrial Corp 6.7K lbs
14 Modern Day Products 5.6K lbs
15 Huck International 2.0K lbs
16 Johns Manville 665 lbs
17 Samuel Advanced Fabrication a Div of Samuel Son & Co. 608 lbs
18 Vulcan Materials Co Black Angus 95 lbs
19 U.S. Air Force Plant 44 - Operated By Raytheon 91 lbs
20 Western Emulsions Tucson Emulsions Plant 50 lbs
21 Ventana Medical Systems 40 lbs
22 Jensen Precast 8 lbs
23 Vulcan Materials Co Marana 1 lbs
24 Best Block - Tucson Az Plant 0 lbs
25 Calportland Co Orange Grove Plant 0 lbs
26 Senergy Petroleum LLC - Tucson Bulk Plant 0 lbs
27 Superlite Block 0 lbs
28 Cemex - Columbia Plant 0 lbs
29 Calportland Co Tangerine Plant 0 lbs
30 Calportland Co Swan Plant 0 lbs
31 Itw Polymers Sealants Na 0 lbs
32 Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Tucson (taz) 0 lbs
33 Calportland Ina Plant 0 lbs
34 Calportland Co Poorman Plant 0 lbs
35 Celestica Llc. 0 lbs

Cities in Pima (5)

Green Valley
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water
Sahuarita
Pop: —
1 facilities · 4 water
Marana
Pop: —
4 facilities · 6 water
Rillito
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water
Tucson
Pop: —
28 facilities · 115 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Pima, Arizona?
Pima, AZ has an environmental risk score of 51/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 35 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 Pima?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Pima, AZ in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Pima?
Pima, AZ has 35 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 27.4M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Pima?
In 2024, Pima, AZ recorded a median AQI of 56 and a peak AQI of 171. 31% 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 Pima?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Pima, AZ in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Pima?
Environmental compliance in Pima, Arizona is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Arizona 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.

Related

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial