Schuylkill, PA

Moderate Risk (57/100)

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 Schuylkill in Pennsylvania · Population: 143,259

Schuylkill, PA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 20 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 26 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 57/100 (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 12.1M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 10 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
143,259
TRI Facilities
20
Water Systems
26
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
12.1M lbs

Water Systems (26)

System Population Violations
SCHUYLKILL CO MUN AUTH 31,850 3
TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY 8,000 21
MINERSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER AU 7,275 0
BLYTHE TWP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY 7,100 0
KLINE TOWNSHIP MUN AUTHORITY 6,700 2
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN BORO WATER 6,000 0
MAHANOY TWP AUTH 5,584 0
ASHLAND AREA WATER AUTHORITY 4,200 0
HEGINS HUBLEY AUTHORITY 3,870 1
ORWIGSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER WKS 3,000 1
PINE GROVE BORO WATER SYSTEM 2,711 2
SCMA-TREMONT 2,515 0
PLUM CREEK MUNICIPAL AUTH 2,500 5
AUBURN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY 920 0
RINGTOWN BORO WATER DEPARTMENT 823 0
SCMA PINEBROOK 735 0
SCMA ORWIGSBURG INTERCONNECT 500 0
MOUNTAIN WATER AUTHORITY 495 1
THE PINES AT WEST PENN 466 0
DEER LAKE CITIZENS ASSOC 380 5
SCMA PINE GROVE TOWNSHIP 260 0
MARY D COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 250 5
MOREA CITIZENS WATER COMPANY 225 0
PORT CLINTON WATER COOP ASSOC 200 0
RETREAT VILLAGE 80 0
T&T MHP 40 0

TRI Facilities (20)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project 4.7M lbs
2 Gilberton Power Co 3.5M lbs
3 Rausch Creek Generation LLC 2.6M lbs
4 Versum Materials US LLC 521.2K lbs
5 Hydro Extrusion USA LLC 405.9K lbs
6 Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc 365.7K lbs
7 Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products Inc 32.8K lbs
8 Ashland Foundry & Machine Works 9.5K lbs
9 Prysmian Cables & Systems LLC 8.0K lbs
10 Silberline Manufacturing Co Inc 5.8K lbs
11 U.S. Bureau of Prisons Fci Schuylkill 3.5K lbs
12 Dayton Superior Corp 1.1K lbs
13 Copperhead Chemical Co Inc 1.1K lbs
14 Northeast Prestressed Products LLC 351 lbs
15 Shalmet Corp 23 lbs
16 World Resources Co 23 lbs
17 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms 15 lbs
18 Mi Windows & Doors LLC 0 lbs
19 Pleasant Valley Homes Inc. 0 lbs
20 Moen of Pa 0 lbs

Cities in Schuylkill (15)

Pottsville
Pop: -
2 facilities · 6 water
Ashland
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1 facilities · 1 water
Cressona
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1 facilities · 0 water
Frackville
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2 facilities · 0 water
Hegins
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1 facilities · 0 water
Klingerstown
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1 facilities · 0 water
Minersville
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1 facilities · 1 water
Orwigsburg
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1 facilities · 2 water
Pine Grove
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2 facilities · 2 water
Schuylkill Haven
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2 facilities · 1 water
Shenandoah
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1 facilities · 0 water
Tremont
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2 facilities · 1 water
Tamaqua
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3 facilities · 1 water
Mcadoo Borough
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0 facilities · 0 water
Hometown
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0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania?
Schuylkill, PA has an environmental risk score of 57/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 20 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 26 water systems on record. 10 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Schuylkill?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Schuylkill, PA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Schuylkill?
Schuylkill, PA has 20 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 12.1M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Schuylkill?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Schuylkill, PA. 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 Schuylkill?
Schuylkill, PA has 26 EPA-regulated water systems. 10 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 Schuylkill?
Environmental compliance in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Pennsylvania 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