Sacramento, CA

Moderate Risk (44/100)

Environmental data for Sacramento in California

Sacramento, CA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 30 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 44/100 (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 4.3M 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 51 and a peak AQI of 140 in 2024, with 50% 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
30
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
4.3M 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 182 (50%) 169 15 140
2023 180 (49%) 173 12 133
2022 162 (44%) 184 17 164
2021 146 (40%) 183 30 381
2020 145 (40%) 185 17 226
2024 Good Air Quality: 50% of days
Unhealthy days: 15
Median AQI: 51

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 (30)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co. 3.4M lbs
2 Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites Inc. 449.1K lbs
3 Silgan Containers Mfg Corp 89.1K lbs
4 Hp Hood LLC 80.1K lbs
5 Jb Radiator Specialities Inc 50.0K lbs
6 Agilent Technologies Inc 44.5K lbs
7 Dt Fiberglass Inc 41.6K lbs
8 Vspone Optical Technology Centers Sacramento 36.4K lbs
9 Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC 23.4K lbs
10 Chrome Craft 2.8K lbs
11 Thatcher Co of California 2.8K lbs
12 Wilbur Ellis Co LLC Rio Linda Hub 714 lbs
13 Unison Comfort Technologies - California 707 lbs
14 Chevron Products Co Sacramento Terminal 699 lbs
15 McClellan Airtanker Base 595 lbs
16 Allied Aviation Fueling Co Inc 551 lbs
17 Concrete Inc Elk Grove Plant 155 lbs
18 Asphalt Terminals LLC - Elk Grove 40 lbs
19 H. C. Muddox 16 lbs
20 Perkins Plant 1 lbs
21 Syar Rio Linda 0 lbs
22 Forterra Pipe & Precast - Florin Rd 0 lbs
23 Quikrete - Sacramento Ca Plant 0 lbs
24 Jensen Precast 0 lbs
25 Southwestern Wire Inc 0 lbs
26 Livingston's Concrete Service Inc 0 lbs
27 Livingston's Concrete Service Inc 0 lbs
28 Axalta Coatings Systems USA LLC 0 lbs
29 A&a Concrete Supply Inc Sacramento Plant 0 lbs
30 Cemex Construction Materials Perkins Rm Teichert 0 lbs

Cities in Sacramento (7)

Elk Grove
Pop: —
2 facilities · 4 water
Rio Linda
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2 facilities · 1 water
Folsom
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2 facilities · 4 water
Mcclellan
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3 facilities · 0 water
North Highlands
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1 facilities · 2 water
Rancho Cordova
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2 facilities · 12 water
Sacramento
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18 facilities · 78 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Sacramento, California?
Sacramento, CA has an environmental risk score of 44/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 30 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 Sacramento?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Sacramento, CA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Sacramento?
Sacramento, CA has 30 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 4.3M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Sacramento?
In 2024, Sacramento, CA recorded a median AQI of 51 and a peak AQI of 140. 50% 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 Sacramento?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Sacramento, CA in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Sacramento?
Environmental compliance in Sacramento, 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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