Sandusky, OH
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Sandusky in Ohio · Population: 58,770
TRI sites such as Vickery Environmental Inc.; Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Fremont Plant; Inoac Exterior Systems LLC; SDWIS systems such as FREMONT CITY; CLYDE CITY; GIBSONBURG VILLAGE PWS anchor Sandusky, OH's EPA extract. Derived burden score 43/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Sandusky include SHOREWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION; TWIN MAPLES MHP, while Vickery Environmental Inc. leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 43/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Sandusky -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Sandusky, OH: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+12.6%
12 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+12.6%
5.7 million lb → 6.4 million lb, every facility that filed
- Sandusky, OH's total reported releases rose from 5.7 million lb in 2022 to 6.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sandusky, OH's off-site transfers fell from 90.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 74.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sandusky, OH's land releases rose from 5.0 million lb in 2022 to 5.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sandusky, OH's chemicals reported fell from 50 in 2022 to 45 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (8)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| FREMONT CITY | 18,319 | 0 |
| CLYDE CITY | 6,325 | 0 |
| GIBSONBURG VILLAGE PWS | 2,506 | 0 |
| WOODVILLE VILLAGE | 2,006 | 0 |
| ELMORE VILLAGE | 1,421 | 0 |
| LINDSEY VILLAGE PWS | 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 (6)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.