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Saginaw, MI

Moderate Risk (45/100)

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 Saginaw in Michigan · Population: 189,210

Saginaw, MI is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 12 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 29 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 45/100 (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 521.0K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 6 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

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
189,210
TRI Facilities
12
Water Systems
29
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
521.0K lbs

Water Systems (29)

System Population Violations
SAGINAW, CITY OF 44,058 0
SAGINAW CHARTER TOWNSHIP 40,840 0
THOMAS TOWNSHIP 11,931 0
BRIDGEPORT TOWNSHIP 10,104 0
TITTABAWASSEE TOWNSHIP 9,227 3
BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP 8,676 2
CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP 6,103 0
FRANKENMUTH, CITY OF 4,944 0
KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP 4,695 0
CHESANING, VILLAGE OF 2,394 0
SPAULDING TOWNSHIP 2,153 0
BIRCH RUN TOWNSHIP 2,080 0
ST. CHARLES, VILLAGE OF 2,054 0
TAYMOUTH TOWNSHIP 2,033 0
JAMES TOWNSHIP 2,023 0
SWAN CREEK TOWNSHIP 2,023 0
HEMLOCK/RICHLAND TOWNSHIP 1,632 1
BIRCH RUN, VILLAGE OF 1,555 0
ZILWAUKEE, CITY OF 1,534 0
FRANKENMUTH TOWNSHIP 1,389 0
MERRILL, VILLAGE OF 695 0
ALBEE TOWNSHIP 411 0
BUEL HILL ESTATES (DBA EAGLES LANDING) 400 0
STODDARD MOBILE HOME COURT 285 0
HEBRON WOODS MOBILE HOME PARK 250 1
COUNTRY HILL PINES 174 0
COLONIAL MILL ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK 86 3
COZY OAKS MHP 65 9
COTTAGE HS, LLC (PINEVIEW COTTAGE) 40 0

TRI Facilities (12)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Nexteer Automotive Corp 341.1K lbs
2 Hemlock Semiconductor Operations LLC 102.8K lbs
3 Advanced Micronutrient Products Inc 32.0K lbs
4 Safety-Kleen Systems Saginaw (sag) 30.9K lbs
5 Orchid Orthopedic Solutions 10.6K lbs
6 Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 9 Llc. (hims) 2.2K lbs
7 Saginaw Metal Casting Operations 792 lbs
8 Plastatech Engineering Ltd 440 lbs
9 Porex Technologies Corp 5 lbs
10 Oldcastle Lawn & Garden 0 lbs
11 Glastender Inc 0 lbs
12 Star of the West Milling Co 0 lbs

Cities in Saginaw (6)

Saginaw
Pop: -
5 facilities · 10 water
Hemlock
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water
Saint Charles
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Bridgeport
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water
Frankenmuth
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water
Reese
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Saginaw, Michigan? ▼
Saginaw, MI has an environmental risk score of 45/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 12 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 29 water systems on record. 6 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Saginaw? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Saginaw, MI in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Saginaw? ▼
Saginaw, MI has 12 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 521.0K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Saginaw? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Saginaw, MI. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Saginaw? ▼
Saginaw, MI has 29 EPA-regulated water systems. 6 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 Saginaw? ▼
Environmental compliance in Saginaw, Michigan is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Michigan 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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