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Plaquemines Parish, LA

Moderate Risk (46/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana · Population: 23,070

Plaquemines Parish, LA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 14 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 4 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 46/100 (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 39.3M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 3 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

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.

Population
23,070
TRI Facilities
14
Water Systems
4
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
39.3M lbs

Water Systems (4)

System Population Violations
BELLE CHASSE WATER DISTRICT 19,644 0
PORT SULPHUR WATER DISTRICT 10,308 112
DALCOUR WATERWORKS DISTRICT 1,248 24
POINTE A LA HACHE WATER SYSTEM 882 26

TRI Facilities (14)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Chevron Oronite Co LLC - Oak Point Plant 36.3M lbs
2 Harvest Louisiana Terminals LLC - Alliance Terminal 2.8M lbs
3 C&c Marine & Repair L.L.C. 156.0K lbs
4 Cmp Coatings Inc. 69.5K lbs
5 Sun Drilling Products Corp 24.8K lbs
6 Daybrook Fisheries Inc 8.2K lbs
7 Targa Midstream Services - Venice Gas Plant 1.9K lbs
8 John W Stone Oil Distributor Venice Fuel Dock 1.5K lbs
9 Redguard LLC 214 lbs
10 US Navy Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans 102 lbs
11 Jotun Paints Inc 101 lbs
12 Iws Gas & Supply 50 lbs
13 John W Stone Oil Distributors LLC 2 lbs
14 Holcim - Plaquemines Lng Plant 0 lbs

Cities in Plaquemines Parish (4)

Belle Chasse
Pop: -
10 facilities · 4 water
Empire
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Venice
Pop: -
2 facilities · 0 water
Port Sulphur
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana? ▼
Plaquemines Parish, LA has an environmental risk score of 46/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 14 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 4 water systems on record. 3 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Plaquemines Parish? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Plaquemines Parish, LA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Plaquemines Parish? ▼
Plaquemines Parish, LA has 14 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 39.3M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Plaquemines Parish? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Plaquemines Parish, LA. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Plaquemines Parish? ▼
Plaquemines Parish, LA has 4 EPA-regulated water systems. 3 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Plaquemines Parish? ▼
Environmental compliance in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Louisiana 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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