Riverside, CA

Moderate Risk (48/100)

Environmental data for Riverside in California

Riverside, CA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 50 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 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 1.0M 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 87 and a peak AQI of 213 in 2024, with 12% 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
50
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
1.0M 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 43 (12%) 176 80 213
2023 62 (17%) 187 73 660
2022 41 (11%) 198 86 1683
2021 19 (5%) 210 89 329
2020 42 (11%) 179 98 584
2024 Good Air Quality: 12% of days
Unhealthy days: 147
Median AQI: 87

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 California on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (50)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Metal Container Corp-Mira Loma Can Plant 578.8K lbs
2 Imperial Western Products Inc 163.6K lbs
3 Newbasis LLC 77.7K lbs
4 Oldcastle Infrastructure Inc 74.3K lbs
5 Stremicks Heritage Foods 22.9K lbs
6 Qg Printing II LLC 16.7K lbs
7 Aoc L.L.C. 13.2K lbs
8 Anaco & Clow Valve 12.6K lbs
9 Infineon Technologies Americas Corp 12.1K lbs
10 Armtec Defense Technologies 7.7K lbs
11 Dura Coat Products Inc (axalta Coating Systems) 6.6K lbs
12 Qg Printing II LLC 5.2K lbs
13 Airgas Specialty Products-Riverside Ca 4.7K lbs
14 Ralphs Grocery Co-Riverside Distribution 3.9K lbs
15 G & B Fiberglass Products Co Inc 2.9K lbs
16 Carpenter Co 2.6K lbs
17 Pepsi Bottling Group LLC 2.1K lbs
18 Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc 2.0K lbs
19 Central Wire 741 lbs
20 3M Co - Corona 553 lbs
21 Plz Corp. 550 lbs
22 Tyco Electronics Corp 250 lbs
23 Rw Lyall & Co Inc 109 lbs
24 Wabash National L.P. 98 lbs
25 Moreno Valley Plant 2 86 lbs
26 Sun City Plant 8 70 lbs
27 Riverside Plant 1 65 lbs
28 Westlake Royal Roofing - Corona 64 lbs
29 Corona Plant 30 50 lbs
30 US Dod Usaf March Air Reserve Base 49 lbs
31 Murrieta Plant 27 46 lbs
32 Robertson's Ready Mix 43 lbs
33 Steris Inc 42 lbs
34 US Battery Mfg Co 40 lbs
35 McCrometer 17 lbs
36 Thousand Palms Plant 26 16 lbs
37 Cabazon Plant 11 9 lbs
38 Precision Stampings Solutions Inc. DBA Small Parts Inc. 9 lbs
39 Main Steel Polishing Co Inc 7 lbs
40 3V Fastners Co Inc 7 lbs
41 Robertsons San Jacinto Plant 7 lbs
42 Quikrete - Corona Ca Plant 5 lbs
43 Gs Polymers Inc. 4 lbs
44 Morgan Truck Body LLC Mca 3 lbs
45 Cemex Perris Plant 2 lbs
46 Oldcastle Precast Inc 1 lbs
47 Vulcan Materials Co Corona 0 lbs
48 Forterra Pipe & Precast - Riverside 0 lbs
49 1000PALMS Vista Chino Plant 0 lbs
50 Brooks Instrument 0 lbs

Cities in Riverside (19)

Corona
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17 facilities · 5 water
Jurupa Valley
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1 facilities · 3 water
Mira Loma
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2 facilities · 1 water
Banning
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1 facilities · 4 water
Coachella
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2 facilities · 3 water
Cabazon
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1 facilities · 1 water
Thousand Palms
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2 facilities · 0 water
Perris
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5 facilities · 1 water
Temecula
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6 facilities · 4 water
Riverside
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17 facilities · 7 water
March Arb
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1 facilities · 0 water
Hemet
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2 facilities · 7 water
Moreno Valley
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2 facilities · 1 water
Nuevo
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1 facilities · 1 water
Murrieta
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1 facilities · 1 water
Sun City
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2 facilities · 0 water
Beaumont
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2 facilities · 1 water
San Jacinto
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1 facilities · 3 water
Glen Avon Heights
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0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Riverside, California?
Riverside, CA has an environmental risk score of 48/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 50 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 Riverside?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Riverside, CA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Riverside?
Riverside, CA has 50 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 1.0M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Riverside?
In 2024, Riverside, CA recorded a median AQI of 87 and a peak AQI of 213. 12% 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 Riverside?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Riverside, CA in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Riverside?
Environmental compliance in Riverside, California is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the California 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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