Saratoga, NY

Moderate Risk (34/100)

Environmental data for Saratoga in New York

Saratoga, NY is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 16 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 34/100 (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 3.4M 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 32 and a peak AQI of 84 in 2024, with 96% 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
16
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
3.4M 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 334 (96%) 13 0 84
2023 352 (96%) 12 1 122
2022 354 (98%) 8 0 74
2021 339 (96%) 15 0 93
2020 315 (99%) 4 0 61
2024 Good Air Quality: 96% of days
Median AQI: 32

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 New York on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (16)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Mpm Silicones LLC 1.6M lbs
2 Globalfoundries Fab 8 780.2K lbs
3 Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp 758.9K lbs
4 Polyset Co Inc 68.8K lbs
5 Quad/graphics Inc 51.6K lbs
6 Hexion Inc-Moreau Facility 34.8K lbs
7 Evonik Industries 21.7K lbs
8 Agrochemusa Inc 9.1K lbs
9 Slack Chemical Co. Inc. 5.5K lbs
10 Essity Professional Hygiene N.a. LLC 1.7K lbs
11 Greenfield Manufacturing Inc. 110 lbs
12 Indeck-Corinth Energy Center 90 lbs
13 Ames Goldsmith Corp 33 lbs
14 Advance Energy Technologies Inc. 0 lbs
15 Stewart's 0 lbs
16 Cascades U.S. Holding Inc. 0 lbs

Cities in Saratoga (7)

Malta
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water
Clifton Park
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1 facilities · 7 water
Mechanicville
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2 facilities · 2 water
Waterford
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2 facilities · 1 water
South Glens Falls
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3 facilities · 1 water
Corinth
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1 facilities · 3 water
Saratoga Springs
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6 facilities · 7 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Saratoga, New York?
Saratoga, NY has an environmental risk score of 34/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 16 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 Saratoga?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Saratoga, NY in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Saratoga?
Saratoga, NY has 16 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 3.4M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Saratoga?
In 2024, Saratoga, NY recorded a median AQI of 32 and a peak AQI of 84. 96% 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 Saratoga?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Saratoga, NY in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Saratoga?
Environmental compliance in Saratoga, New York is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the New York 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