Sandusky, OH

Moderate Risk (43/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Sandusky in Ohio · Population: 58,770

Sandusky, OH is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 12 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 8 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 43/100 (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 30.8M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 2 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
58,770
TRI Facilities
12
Water Systems
8
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
30.8M lbs

Water Systems (8)

System Population Violations
FREMONT CITY 18,319 0
CLYDE CITY 6,325 0
GIBSONBURG VILLAGE 2,506 0
WOODVILLE VILLAGE 2,006 0
ELMORE VILLAGE 1,421 0
LINDSEY VILLAGE 446 0
SHOREWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION 359 1
TWIN MAPLES MHP 45 1

TRI Facilities (12)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Vickery Environmental Inc. 27.5M lbs
2 Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Fremont Plant 1.8M lbs
3 Inoac Exterior Systems LLC 567.0K lbs
4 Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties Woodville 408.8K lbs
5 Whirlpool Corp - Clyde Operations 263.7K lbs
6 Quality Steel Corp of Ms 98.1K lbs
7 Magretech LLC 65.9K lbs
8 Style Crest Enterprises Inc 44.3K lbs
9 Tower Automotive Operations USA 1 LLC 33.2K lbs
10 Crown Battery Manufacturing Co 10.9K lbs
11 Carbo Forge Inc 10.3K lbs
12 Woodbridge Corp 247 lbs

Cities in Sandusky (4)

Clyde
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Fremont
Pop: -
7 facilities · 2 water
Vickery
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Woodville
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Sandusky, Ohio?
Sandusky, OH has an environmental risk score of 43/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 12 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 8 water systems on record. 2 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Sandusky?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Sandusky, OH in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Sandusky?
Sandusky, OH has 12 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 30.8M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Sandusky?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Sandusky, OH. 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 Sandusky?
Sandusky, OH has 8 EPA-regulated water systems. 2 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 Sandusky?
Environmental compliance in Sandusky, Ohio is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Ohio 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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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial