San Luis Obispo, CA

Low Risk (29/100)

Environmental data for San Luis Obispo in California

San Luis Obispo, CA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 15 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 29/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 285.8K 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 49 and a peak AQI of 122 in 2024, with 53% 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
15
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
285.8K 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 193 (53%) 163 10 122
2023 207 (57%) 152 6 122
2022 117 (32%) 245 3 115
2021 154 (42%) 203 8 133
2020 161 (44%) 174 21 334
2024 Good Air Quality: 53% of days
Unhealthy days: 10
Median AQI: 49

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 (15)

# Facility Total Releases
1 U.S. Army National Guard Camp Roberts Ranges 115.2K lbs
2 Joslyn Sunbank Co LLC 86.1K lbs
3 Phillips 66 Co-Santa Maria Refinery 39.2K lbs
4 U.S. Army National Guard Camp San Luis Obispo Ranges 31.9K lbs
5 Promega Corp 10.1K lbs
6 Entegris - San Luis Obispo 2.0K lbs
7 Rantec Power Systems Inc 1.2K lbs
8 Coast Southwest Surfactants LLC 43 lbs
9 Hanson Aggregates Mid-Pacific Inc 0 lbs
10 Martin Marietta Ca Ready Mix - San Luis Obipso 0 lbs
11 Martin Marietta California Ready-Mix LLC - Nipomo Ready Mix 0 lbs
12 Calportland Co San Luis Obispo 0 lbs
13 Zurn Water LLC 0 lbs
14 Calportland Co Paso Robles Plant 0 lbs
15 Firestone Walker LLC 0 lbs

Cities in San Luis Obispo (7)

San Luis Obispo
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5 facilities · 22 water
Los Osos
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1 facilities · 2 water
Arroyo Grande
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1 facilities · 13 water
Paso Robles
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5 facilities · 10 water
Templeton
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1 facilities · 3 water
Camp Roberts
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1 facilities · 0 water
Nipomo
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1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in San Luis Obispo, California?
San Luis Obispo, CA has an environmental risk score of 29/100 (Low Risk), based on 15 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 San Luis Obispo?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in San Luis Obispo, CA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in San Luis Obispo?
San Luis Obispo, CA has 15 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 285.8K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in San Luis Obispo?
In 2024, San Luis Obispo, CA recorded a median AQI of 49 and a peak AQI of 122. 53% 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 San Luis Obispo?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for San Luis Obispo, CA in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover San Luis Obispo?
Environmental compliance in San Luis Obispo, 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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