Rockingham, NH

High Risk (60/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

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

Rockingham, NH is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 35 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 150 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 60/100 (High Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 389.2K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 72 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 38 and a peak AQI of 122 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.

Population
317,163
TRI Facilities
35
Water Systems
150
Superfund Sites
0
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 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 (150)

System Population Violations
PORTSMOUTH WATER WORKS 33,000 0
SALEM WATER DEPT 21,000 0
DERRY WATER DEPT 17,210 0
SEABROOK WATER DEPT 14,000 0
EXETER WATER DEPT 12,236 21
PEASE TRADE PORT 9,900 0
HAMPSTEAD AREA WATER 6,953 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
NEWFIELDS VLG WATER AND SEWER 550 1
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
OLDE TOWNE 243 0
SARGENT WOODS 230 0
BLACKROCKS VILLAGE 226 0
MONTROSE CONDOS 210 22
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
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
NORTHWOOD MOUNTAIN VIEW MHP 148 0
VILLAGES OF WINDHAM 145 0
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 2
TOWNHOUSES AT WELLS VILLAGE 125 0
IRON WHEEL MHP 124 3
BARRINGTON OAKS 123 0
MOONGATE FARM 120 1
BRANCH RIVER APARTMENTS 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
PONDEROSA MHP 110 4
RIVERVIEW MANOR CONDOS 110 0
WINDHAM TERRACE 110 2
CEDAR CREEK 105 1
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
GREENFIELD HILL ESTATES 98 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
MELLING GLEN 92 1
COUNTRY HILLS OF EAST KINGSTON 90 2
TAYLOR RIVER ESTATES 90 0
TENNEY BROOK CONDOS I 90 3
COLONIAL POPLIN NURSING HOME 88 1
ROLLING MEADOWS CONDOS I 88 2
WAGON WHEEL 88 0
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 0
CANDIA CROSSING 80 0
BARKLAND ACRES 80 15
MORNINGSIDE DRIVE 80 2
TUXBURY MEADOWS 75 1
LOON ESTATES 74 0
AUTUMN WOODS 73 0
FROST TRAILER PARK 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
LITTLE RIVER VILLAGE 63 0
OYSTER RIVER APTS EAST/WEST 60 0
WEST PINE CONDOS 60 4
SHADOW LAKE MOBILE HOME PARK 58 2
WILLOW BEND 57 0
MILLVILLE CIRCLE/NORTH 57 0
FOUR SEASONS MOBILE HOME PARK 55 0
TOWER VIEW 55 2
JEWETT HILL 55 1
GOVERNORS GREEN 53 6
OYSTER RIVER CONDOS 53 0
HAVEN AT LEE 51 3
OLD COACH VILLAGE 50 5
EXETER HIGHLANDS 50 3
GLENWOOD NORTH 50 0
ROLLING MEADOWS CONDOS III 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
FOX DEN RETIREMENT COMM 43 0
ROLLING MEADOWS CONDOS IV 42 0
SHADY LANE APARTMENTS 42 2
BLUEBERRY VILLAGE CONDOS 40 0
REEDS CROSSING 40 0
SOUTHVIEW CONDOS 38 0
RAINBOW RIDGE 38 2
PAWTUCKAWAY FARMS 38 2
STRATHAM WOODS 38 11
WESTWIND ESTATES II 36 0
OLD STAGECOACH ARMS 35 0
COUNTRY RIDGE MOBILE HOME PARK 35 3
LAMINGTON HILL 35 31
CAMELOT III 33 12
RUTLEDGE PLACE 30 0
BITIM APARTMENTS 28 6
DEARBORN RIDGE 27 2
PICKPOCKET WOODS 26 1
THE CLIFFS AT EVERGREEN 25 0
WIGHT ISLE ESTATES 25 0

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

Cities in Rockingham (16)

Derry
Pop: -
1 facilities · 17 water
Londonderry
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5 facilities · 2 water
Newington
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7 facilities · 0 water
Portsmouth
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8 facilities · 10 water
Exeter
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4 facilities · 20 water
Brentwood
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1 facilities · 1 water
Greenland
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1 facilities · 0 water
Hampstead
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1 facilities · 0 water
Kingston
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1 facilities · 1 water
Newfields
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1 facilities · 1 water
Seabrook
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2 facilities · 3 water
Raymond
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1 facilities · 5 water
Salem
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1 facilities · 5 water
Newton
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
North Hampton
Pop: -
0 facilities · 0 water
Newington, Portsmouth
Pop: -
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 60/100 (High Risk), based on 35 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 150 water systems on record. 72 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Rockingham?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Rockingham, NH in the EPA database.
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 150 EPA-regulated water systems. 72 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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