Plymouth, MA

Moderate Risk (30/100)

Environmental data for Plymouth in Massachusetts

Plymouth, MA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 18 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 30/100 (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 342.4K 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 37 and a peak AQI of 97 in 2024, with 87% 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
18
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
342.4K 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 319 (87%) 47 0 97
2023 278 (76%) 83 4 114
2022 235 (65%) 125 0 93
2021 257 (70%) 106 2 112
2020 267 (73%) 99 0 80
2024 Good Air Quality: 87% of days
Median AQI: 37

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 Massachusetts on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (18)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Holcim Solutions & Products US LLC 116.5K lbs
2 Tech-Etch Inc 89.4K lbs
3 National Coating Corp 81.1K lbs
4 3M Co 29.3K lbs
5 Veolia Es Technical Solutions 21.1K lbs
6 Gem Gravure Co Inc. 4.1K lbs
7 Electropolishing Systems Inc 500 lbs
8 Russelectric a Siemens Business 252 lbs
9 Avedis Zildjian Co. 145 lbs
10 Scituate Concrete Pipe 24 lbs
11 Pavestone - Boston Ma Plant 3 lbs
12 Cape Cod Ready Mix Carver 0 lbs
13 Byrne Sand & Gravel Inc. 0 lbs
14 Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc 0 lbs
15 Hapco Inc 0 lbs
16 Electroswitch Switches & Relays 0 lbs
17 Lockheed Martin Sippican 0 lbs
18 Shea Concrete Products - Rochester 0 lbs

Cities in Plymouth (12)

Hingham
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1 facilities · 2 water
Norwell
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1 facilities · 2 water
Scituate
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1 facilities · 2 water
Carver
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1 facilities · 8 water
West Hanover
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1 facilities · 0 water
Hanover
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1 facilities · 1 water
Middleboro
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3 facilities · 0 water
Plymouth
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2 facilities · 4 water
Rockland
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4 facilities · 1 water
West Bridgewater
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1 facilities · 1 water
Marion
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1 facilities · 1 water
West Wareham
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1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Plymouth, Massachusetts?
Plymouth, MA has an environmental risk score of 30/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 18 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 Plymouth?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Plymouth, MA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Plymouth?
Plymouth, MA has 18 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 342.4K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Plymouth?
In 2024, Plymouth, MA recorded a median AQI of 37 and a peak AQI of 97. 87% 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 Plymouth?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Plymouth, MA in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Plymouth?
Environmental compliance in Plymouth, Massachusetts is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Massachusetts 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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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial