Saratoga, NY
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 Saratoga in New York · Population: 237,075
TRI sites such as Mpm Silicones LLC; Globalfoundries Fab 8; Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp; SDWIS systems such as CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY; SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY; HALFMOON WATER DISTRICT (TROY); NPL sites such as GE Moreau; Malta Rocket Fuel Area; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (Saratoga Spings Plant) anchor Saratoga, NY's EPA extract. Derived burden score 64/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
EPCRA disclosures in Saratoga total 3.4M lbs; health-flagged SDWIS rows include CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY; BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LK WD; WATERFORD WATER WORKS (PURCHASE TROY), while Mpm Silicones LLC leads TRI pounds. AQS median AQI 32 / peak 84 in 2024.
Largest TRI sites in the extract: Mpm Silicones LLC; Globalfoundries Fab 8; Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. Named SDWIS systems: CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY; SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY; HALFMOON WATER DISTRICT (TROY). NPL sites on record: GE Moreau; Malta Rocket Fuel Area; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (Saratoga Spings Plant). Burden score 64/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite here; tables reproduce EPA disclosure history, not a current-safety verdict.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Saratoga, NY: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-25.3%
13 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-0.7%
682.8 thousand lb → 678.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Saratoga, NY's off-site transfers fell from 135.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 101.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saratoga, NY's water releases rose from 320.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 360.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saratoga, NY's chemicals reported rose from 32 in 2022 to 33 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saratoga, NY's air releases fell from 222.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 216.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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 |
Source: 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 real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in New York, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (62)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| CLIFTON PARK WATER AUTHORITY | 35,000 | 13 |
| SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY | 26,525 | 0 |
| HALFMOON WATER DISTRICT (TROY) | 15,000 | 0 |
| BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LK WD | 10,000 | 1 |
| WATERFORD WATER WORKS (PURCHASE TROY) | 9,800 | 1 |
| WILTON WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY | 9,490 | 2 |
| MALTA WATER DISTRICT #1 | 8,950 | 2 |
| BALLSTON SPA VILLAGE | 6,541 | 0 |
| MECHANICVILLE CITY | 5,200 | 19 |
| SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY (GEYSER CREST) | 4,000 | 0 |
| SOUTH GLENS FALLS VILLAGE | 3,900 | 3 |
| HERITAGE SPRINGS WATER WORKS | 3,200 | 1 |
| STILLWATER TOWN (SCWA) | 3,000 | 2 |
| CORINTH VILLAGE | 2,283 | 5 |
| SCHUYLERVILLE-VICTORY JWC | 2,200 | 3 |
| CHARLTON WD (GLENVILLE) | 2,000 | 0 |
| STILLWATER VILLAGE (SCWA) | 1,600 | 3 |
| SARATOGA COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY | 1,525 | 0 |
| ROWLANDS HOLLOW SUBDIVISION | 1,502 | 0 |
| NORTHWOOD WATER COMPANY | 1,300 | 0 |
| SARATOGA GLEN HOLLOW | 1,295 | 1 |
| HADLEY WD #2 | 997 | 0 |
| MALTA GARDENS APTS & MHP | 950 | 0 |
| PYRAMID PINES ESTATES MHP | 950 | 0 |
| HADLEY SOUTH WD#1 | 800 | 0 |
| TERREL HILLS SUBDIVISION | 800 | 0 |
| CORINTH TOWN WD (CORINTH V) | 756 | 0 |
| ROUND LAKE VILLAGE (CPWA) | 750 | 6 |
| SARATOGA VILLAGE MHP | 650 | 2 |
| PRESTWICK CHASE PUD | 300 | 0 |
| LOUGHBERRY MOBILE HOME PARK | 220 | 1 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW MOBILE ESTATES - KINGSBURY | 150 | 46 |
| SARATOGA VILLAS | 130 | 1 |
| STONE CHURCH VILLAGE | 125 | 1 |
| SARATOGA COUNTRY ESTATES | 115 | 7 |
| COUNTRY MANOR MOBILE HOME CT. | 100 | 1 |
| MALTAVILLE WATER DISTRICT | 100 | 0 |
| CAMERONS TRAILER PARK | 98 | 0 |
| MIDDLE GROVE MOBILE PARK | 90 | 6 |
| SHADY ACRES MHP (BALLSTON SPA VILLAGE) | 80 | 1 |
| WHISPERING PINES MOBILE ESTS. | 80 | 1 |
| BLUE SPRUCE APTS. LLC | 78 | 0 |
| SARATOGA PARK ESTATES | 75 | 0 |
| NORTH CREEK MOBILE VILLAGE | 75 | 0 |
| PLEASANT VILLA M.H.P. | 72 | 16 |
| HILLCREST COMMONS- FRT SECTION | 64 | 0 |
| HYSPOT MOBILE HOME PARK | 60 | 1 |
| CRAMER WOODS APARTMENTS | 60 | 1 |
| CPWA ROUTE 146A BALLSTON WD | 60 | 0 |
| MILTON WEST MOBILE HOME PARK | 59 | 0 |
| CHENANGO COURT | 50 | 0 |
| ROLLING RIDGE | 48 | 0 |
| HILLCREST COMMONS-REAR SECTION | 42 | 0 |
| ALPINE ESTATES | 40 | 10 |
| STILLWATER WD #5 (STILLWATER VLG) | 40 | 0 |
| GMV LLC | 32 | 6 |
| PARK DANTOINE MHP | 30 | 0 |
| PARK AT SARATOGA NATIONAL | 30 | 2 |
| COLEBROOK TRAILER COURT | 27 | 0 |
| YOUNGS MANOR | 25 | 5 |
| PINE HILLS MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY | 20 | 0 |
| WHISPERING PINES II | 19 | 0 |
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 |
Superfund Sites (3)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| GE Moreau | NPL Site | 58.21 |
| Malta Rocket Fuel Area | NPL Site | 33.62 |
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (Saratoga Spings Plant) | NPL Site | 35.48 |
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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.
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