Roanoke, VA
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Environmental data for Roanoke in Virginia · Population: 96,793
Roanoke, VA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 15 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 36 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 40/100 (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 280.5K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 8 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 39 and a peak AQI of 68 in 2024, with 84% 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 | 306 (84%) | 60 | 0 | 68 |
| 2023 | 251 (69%) | 110 | 3 | 158 |
| 2022 | 257 (70%) | 108 | 0 | 80 |
| 2021 | 246 (67%) | 118 | 1 | 106 |
| 2020 | 277 (76%) | 89 | 0 | 72 |
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 Virginia, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (36)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTHORITY | 182,700 | 3 |
| SALEM, CITY OF | 25,643 | 0 |
| WESTLAKE AREA PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM | 3,525 | 0 |
| WVWA FERRUM WATER SYSTEM | 1,996 | 0 |
| THE WATERS EDGE | 949 | 0 |
| ASHLEY PLANTATION | 875 | 0 |
| DILLARDS HILL | 755 | 0 |
| CATAWBA HOSPITAL | 444 | 0 |
| MARTIN CREEK | 391 | 0 |
| BOONES MILL TOWN OF | 350 | 1 |
| BURNT CHIMNEY WATER SYSTEM | 300 | 0 |
| EAGLE ROCK | 288 | 1 |
| GROVE PARK MOBILE HOME PARK | 216 | 0 |
| HARDY ROAD TRAILER PARK, SECTION 2 | 200 | 9 |
| WALNUT RUN | 196 | 0 |
| BLACKWOOD | 194 | 0 |
| VIRGINIA RIDGE | 180 | 0 |
| THE RETREAT | 175 | 4 |
| SANTILLANE | 162 | 0 |
| GLEN WILTON | 155 | 0 |
| MOSSY ACRES | 145 | 0 |
| DAL-NITA HILLS | 130 | 0 |
| JONES ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK | 116 | 0 |
| WVWA NORTH BOTETOURT | 105 | 0 |
| LAUREL MEADOWS HOME | 90 | 0 |
| THE MEADOWS | 89 | 1 |
| TIMBERLAKE CROSSING | 85 | 1 |
| GRIFFITH PARK | 80 | 0 |
| KESWICK FARMS | 77 | 0 |
| BROWN`S MOBILE HOME VILLAGE | 75 | 0 |
| FREDERICK ACRES | 67 | 0 |
| ALTON PARK | 66 | 0 |
| CHEROKEE HILLS | 60 | 0 |
| WALNUT MANOR | 56 | 0 |
| RIDGECREST SUBDIVISION | 52 | 0 |
| RIVERBAY | 28 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (15)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Millennium Building Systems | 196.2K lbs |
| 2 | Virginia Transformer Corp. | 35.7K lbs |
| 3 | Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia LLC | 18.0K lbs |
| 4 | Koppers Inc (roanoke) | 15.5K lbs |
| 5 | Elbit Systems of America - Night Vision LLC | 6.9K lbs |
| 6 | Marvin Composites | 4.0K lbs |
| 7 | Safety-Kleen Systems Vinton (roa) | 3.7K lbs |
| 8 | Medeco Security Locks Inc. | 309 lbs |
| 9 | Graham-White Manufacturing Co. | 135 lbs |
| 10 | Cardinal Glass | 38 lbs |
| 11 | Novozymes | 8 lbs |
| 12 | Kik (virginia) LLC | 5 lbs |
| 13 | Semco Inc | 0 lbs |
| 14 | Mennel Milling Co of Virginia | 0 lbs |
| 15 | Cargill Feed & Nutrition Roanoke | 0 lbs |
Cities in Roanoke (3)
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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.