Rockingham, NH

High Risk (85/100)

Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology.

Environmental data for Rockingham in New Hampshire · Population: 317,163

TRI sites such as Lonza Biologics Inc.; Henkel of America Inc.; Essential Power Newington; SDWIS systems such as PORTSMOUTH WATER WORKS; SALEM WATER DEPT; DERRY WATER DEPT; NPL sites such as Auburn Road Landfill; Beede Waste Oil; Coakley Landfill anchor Rockingham, NH's EPA extract. Derived burden score 85/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.

Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Rockingham include EXETER WATER DEPT; HAMPSTEAD AREA WATER; RYE WATER DIST, while Lonza Biologics Inc. leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 38 / peak 122 in 2024.

Burden score 85/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Rockingham -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.

Release-over-release change

What changed for Rockingham, NH: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

-41.3%

27 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

-40.7%

79.1 thousand lb → 46.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed

Between the two reporting years, 3 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.

  • Rockingham, NH's total reported releases fell from 79.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 46.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Rockingham, NH's air releases fell from 23.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Rockingham, NH's off-site transfers fell from 55.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Rockingham, NH's chemicals reported fell from 34 in 2022 to 31 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
County population (Census ACS)
317,163
TRI Facilities
35
Water Systems
156
Superfund Sites
9
Total Releases
389.2K 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 306 (84%) 59 1 122
2023 276 (76%) 89 0 100
2022 292 (80%) 71 2 122
2021 285 (78%) 76 4 147
2020 296 (81%) 70 0 90
2024 Good Air Quality: 84% of days
Unhealthy days: 1
Median AQI: 38

Source: 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 New Hampshire, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.

Water Systems (156)

System System pop (SDWIS) Violations
PORTSMOUTH WATER WORKS 33,000 0
SALEM WATER DEPT 21,000 0
DERRY WATER DEPT 17,370 0
SEABROOK WATER DEPT 14,000 0
EXETER WATER DEPT 12,236 22
PEASE TRADE PORT 9,900 0
HAMPSTEAD AREA WATER 7,153 6
NEWMARKET WATER WORKS 5,030 0
RYE WATER DIST 4,300 2
RAYMOND WATER DEPT 3,300 1
EPPING WATER AND SEWER DEPT 1,600 0
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY COMPLEX 1,387 0
EXETER RIVER MOBILE HOME PARK 980 0
NEW CASTLE WATER WORKS 910 11
VLG OF NORTHWOOD RDG WTR DIST 688 0
COLBY POND 485 0
PLAISTOW WATER DEPT 465 14
PINELAND PARK 425 1
RIVER RUN 411 4
COTTON FARMS MHP 390 6
ACKERMAN RETIREMENT PARK 350 3
LANCASTER FARMS 303 4
HIGHPINE VILLAGE 300 0
MAPLEVALE AND CRICKET HILL 248 1
SARGENT WOODS 230 0
BLACKROCKS VILLAGE 226 0
HOPKINTON VILLAGE PCT 215 5
HEMLOCK HAVEN 207 2
CORNERSTONE ESTATES 202 0
ROCK RIMMON COOPERATIVE 200 17
SALT RIVER CONDOS 195 0
STONEFORD 188 0
MILL PINE VILLAGE 170 0
TOP NOTCH CONDOS 163 2
RAND SHEPARD HILL 158 0
WARDE REHABILITATION/NURSING 155 25
COW HILL WELLHOUSE 150 1
OAK HILL 150 0
STRATHAM GREEN CONDOS 150 0
BURNHAVEN 150 0
VILLAGES OF WINDHAM 145 0
NORTH COUNTRY VILLAGE 143 4
ATKINSON WOODS 140 0
CENTENNIAL ESTATES 140 3
HILL TOP 140 1
ARBOR GLEN CONDOMINIUMS 132 0
ANNIE OAKLEY MHP 127 0
PIPER MEADOWS PRIVATE COMMUNTY 125 3
IRON WHEEL MHP 124 3
MOONGATE FARM 120 1
BRANCH RIVER APARTMENTS 120 0
TOWNHOUSES AT WELLS VILLAGE 120 0
WESTGATE ESTATES 115 5
TURNBERRY 115 0
VILLAGES ON THE LAMPREY 113 0
STANYAN ROAD 113 1
LAMPLIGHTER ESTATES 112 0
VINEYARDS 111 3
BLUEBERRY VILLAGE CONDOS 110 0
PONDEROSA MHP 110 4
GREENFIELD HILL ESTATES 110 2
RIVERVIEW MANOR CONDOS 110 0
WINDHAM TERRACE 110 2
THE CLIFFS AT EVERGREEN 107 0
CEDAR CREEK 105 1
MELLING GLEN 105 1
HANAFIN FARM 105 0
LANDMARK ESTATES CONDOS 105 18
WATERFORD VILLAGE ESTATES 105 1
BOW LAKE ESTATES 105 3
LONG POND WOODS 102 8
CHESTER BROOK 100 0
MEADOWVIEW APARTMENTS 100 0
BLACKSTONE RESERVE 99 2
LITTLE MILL WOODS 98 0
GOVERNORS FOREST 97 1
ALL AMERICAN ASSISTED LIVING 97 2
FAIRFIELD 95 0
HADLEIGH WOODS 93 0
SPRUCE VALLEY MHP 92 2
COUNTRY HILLS OF EAST KINGSTON 90 2
TAYLOR RIVER ESTATES 90 0
TENNEY BROOK CONDOS I 90 3
PILLSBURY LAKE/PENINSULA 90 0
COLONIAL POPLIN NURSING HOME 88 1
ROLLING MEADOWS CONDOS I 88 2
WYNRIDGE CONDOS 87 1
VILLAGE AT GRANITE FIELDS 86 0
WATER WHEEL ESTATES 85 0
COUNTRY LANE MANOR 85 0
THE RESERVE AT SNOWS BROOK 85 1
COTTAGES AT WINDCHIMES 75 2
TUXBURY MEADOWS 75 1
PILLSBURY LAKE/FRANKLIN PIERCE 75 3
LOON ESTATES 74 0
AUTUMN WOODS 73 0
FROST TRAILER PARK 73 0
WIGHT ISLE ESTATES 73 0
MILL POND CROSSING 72 2
BRANDYWINE 72 2
ROUND STONE MOBILE HOME PARK 70 0
BEECH TREE COOPERATIVE 70 1
FOREST GLEN CONDOS 70 0
PHEASANT RUN CONDOS 70 0
MUIRFIELD CLUSTER 69 12
ROWELL ESTATES 67 0
KINGS LANDING 65 0
ANNS LANDING 63 1
LITTLE RIVER VILLAGE 63 0
OYSTER RIVER APTS EAST/WEST 60 0
STONEBRIDGE VILLAGE 60 0
WEST PINE CONDOS 60 4
SHADOW LAKE MOBILE HOME PARK 58 2
INN AT DEERFIELD 57 0
MILLVILLE CIRCLE/NORTH 57 0
WILLOW BEND 55 0
FOUR SEASONS MOBILE HOME PARK 55 0
TOWER VIEW 55 2
BRYANT BROOK 55 0
JEWETT HILL 55 1
GOVERNORS GREEN 53 6
OYSTER RIVER CONDOS 53 2
HAVEN AT LEE 51 3
OLD COACH VILLAGE 50 5
EXETER HIGHLANDS 50 3
GLENWOOD NORTH 50 0
ROLLING MEADOWS CONDOS III 50 0
STRAWBERRY HILL 50 0
MILLVILLE CIRCLE/SOUTH 48 0
RUNNING BROOK 47 0
EVANS TRAILER PARK 47 1
HIGH PASTURES AT BLACK MTN 47 0
ABERDEEN/WEST 46 0
COOPERS GROVE 45 0
EVERGREEN TERRACE 45 18
WILDER VILLAGE CLUSTER 45 1
CAMELOT COURT 45 1
PARADISE ESTATES CONDOMINIUM 45 0
FOX DEN RETIREMENT COMM 43 0
ROLLING MEADOWS CONDOS IV 42 0
REEDS CROSSING 40 0
SOUTHVIEW CONDOS 38 0
RAINBOW RIDGE 38 2
PAWTUCKAWAY FARMS 38 2
STRATHAM WOODS 38 15
HEATH BROOK ESTATES 36 0
OLD STAGECOACH ARMS 35 0
COUNTRY RIDGE MOBILE HOME PARK 35 3
LAMINGTON HILL 35 31
CAMELOT III 33 12
BLUEBERRY KNOLL ESTATES 32 0
RUTLEDGE PLACE 30 0
SUMMERWIND PLACE SR HSNG 28 0
BITIM APARTMENTS 28 6
DEARBORN RIDGE 27 2
PICKPOCKET WOODS 26 1

TRI Facilities (35)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Lonza Biologics Inc. 155.7K lbs
2 Henkel of America Inc. 85.2K lbs
3 Essential Power Newington 54.4K lbs
4 Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc 19.7K lbs
5 Schiller Station 16.2K lbs
6 Sig Sauer Inc 12.6K lbs
7 Aerodynamics LLC 11.3K lbs
8 Hologic Inc 10.7K lbs
9 Sig Sauer Inc 8.7K lbs
10 L3 Technologies Inc. 6.3K lbs
11 Epredia 3.8K lbs
12 Irving Oil Terminals Inc. 1.6K lbs
13 Sprague River Road Terminal 1.6K lbs
14 Ttm Technologies 515 lbs
15 Kluber Lubrication Na LP 138 lbs
16 Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC Newington Nh 134 lbs
17 Lactalis US Yogurt Inc. 129 lbs
18 Subcom Cable Systems LLC 100 lbs
19 Thunderline-Z 100 lbs
20 Northeast Lantern Ltd 78 lbs
21 Alcumet Inc 58 lbs
22 Newington Station 31 lbs
23 Gold Bond Building Products - Portsmouth 15 lbs
24 Chemtan Co Inc 14 lbs
25 Torromeo Industries Inc 6 lbs
26 Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt Llc. 3 lbs
27 Pike Industries Inc. - Portsmouth 2 lbs
28 Fireye Inc 1 lbs
29 Quikrete - Boston Ma Plant 1 lbs
30 Maclellan Concrete Co. Inc. 0 lbs
31 US Dod Usaf Pease Ang 0 lbs
32 Novel Iron Works Inc 0 lbs
33 Westinghouse Electric Co LLC 0 lbs
34 Gemini Valve 0 lbs
35 Terex USA LLC 0 lbs

Superfund Sites (9)

Site Name Status HRS Score
Auburn Road Landfill NPL Site 36.30
Beede Waste Oil NPL Site 70.71
Coakley Landfill NPL Site 29.16
Keefe Environmental Services NPL Site 65.19
Mottolo Pig Farm NPL Site 40.70
Ottati & Goss/Kingston Steel Drum NPL Site 53.41
Pease Air Force Base NPL Site 39.42
Tinkham Garage NPL Site 43.24
Town Garage/Radio Beacon Deleted NPL Site 31.94

Cities in Rockingham (34)

Portsmouth
8 facilities · 11 water
Newington
7 facilities · 0 water
Londonderry
5 facilities · 3 water
Exeter
4 facilities · 20 water
Seabrook
2 facilities · 2 water
Derry
1 facilities · 14 water
Raymond
1 facilities · 5 water
Salem
1 facilities · 5 water
Kingston
1 facilities · 3 water
Brentwood
1 facilities · 1 water
Newton
1 facilities · 1 water
Greenland
1 facilities · 0 water
Hampstead
1 facilities · 0 water
Newfields
1 facilities · 0 water
Atkinson
0 facilities · 30 water
Northwood
0 facilities · 10 water
Stratham
0 facilities · 9 water
Plaistow
0 facilities · 8 water
Windham
0 facilities · 8 water
Epping
0 facilities · 6 water
Danville
0 facilities · 3 water
Newmarket
0 facilities · 3 water
Sandown
0 facilities · 3 water
Deerfield
0 facilities · 2 water
Fremont
0 facilities · 2 water
Atkinston
0 facilities · 1 water
Candia
0 facilities · 1 water
Chester
0 facilities · 1 water
E Kingston
0 facilities · 1 water
East Hampstead
0 facilities · 1 water
New Castle
0 facilities · 1 water
Rye
0 facilities · 1 water
Newington, Portsmouth
0 facilities · 0 water
North Hampton
0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Rockingham, New Hampshire?
Rockingham, NH has an environmental risk score of 85/100 (High Risk), based on 35 TRI facilities, 9 Superfund sites, and 156 water systems on record. 76 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Rockingham?
Yes, Rockingham, NH has 9 Superfund sites on the EPA National Priorities List (NPL). Superfund sites are contaminated locations that require long-term cleanup under the EPA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
How many toxic release facilities are in Rockingham?
Rockingham, NH has 35 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 389.2K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Rockingham?
In 2024, Rockingham, NH recorded a median AQI of 38 and a peak AQI of 122. 84% 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 Rockingham?
Rockingham, NH has 156 EPA-regulated water systems. 76 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 Rockingham?
Environmental compliance in Rockingham, New Hampshire is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the New Hampshire 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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