Schuylkill, PA
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 Schuylkill in Pennsylvania · Population: 143,259
TRI sites such as Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project; Gilberton Power Co; Rausch Creek Generation LLC; SDWIS systems such as SCHUYLKILL CO MUN AUTH; TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY; MINERSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER AU; NPL sites such as Eastern Diversified Metals; McAdoo Associates; Metropolitan Mirror and Glass Co., Inc. anchor Schuylkill, PA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 72/100 (High 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 Schuylkill include SCHUYLKILL CO MUN AUTH; TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY; KLINE TOWNSHIP MUN AUTHORITY, while Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 72/100 (High 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 Schuylkill -- 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 Schuylkill, PA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+6.7%
17 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+7.0%
2.3 million lb → 2.5 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Schuylkill, PA's total reported releases rose from 2.3 million lb in 2022 to 2.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Schuylkill, PA's water releases rose from 360 lb in 2022 to 33.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Schuylkill, PA's off-site transfers rose from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Schuylkill, PA's chemicals reported rose from 47 in 2022 to 50 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (26)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| SCHUYLKILL CO MUN AUTH | 31,850 | 3 |
| TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY | 8,000 | 19 |
| 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 CONSECUTIVE | 500 | 0 |
| MOUNTAIN WATER AUTHORITY | 495 | 1 |
| THE PINES AT WEST PENN | 466 | 0 |
| DEER LAKE CITIZENS ASSOC | 380 | 6 |
| SCMA PINE GROVE TOWNSHIP | 260 | 0 |
| MARY D COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | 250 | 6 |
| MOREA CITIZENS WATER COMPANY | 225 | 0 |
| PORT CLINTON WATER COOP ASSOC | 200 | 0 |
| RETREAT VILLAGE | 80 | 1 |
| 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 | 405.8K 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 |
Superfund Sites (3)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Diversified Metals | NPL Site | 31.02 |
| McAdoo Associates | Deleted NPL Site | 0.00 |
| Metropolitan Mirror and Glass Co., Inc. | Deleted NPL Site | 34.33 |
Cities in Schuylkill (24)
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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.