Smith, TX
A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.
Environmental data for Smith in Texas · Population: 238,014
Smith, TX is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 15 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 21 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 50/100 (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 2.0M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 11 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 39 and a peak AQI of 105 in 2024, with 87% 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.
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 | 314 (87%) | 48 | 1 | 105 |
| 2023 | 296 (81%) | 64 | 4 | 119 |
| 2022 | 289 (80%) | 68 | 6 | 122 |
| 2021 | 333 (92%) | 28 | 0 | 100 |
| 2020 | 352 (96%) | 14 | 0 | 84 |
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 real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Texas, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (21)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN UTILITIES | 69,735 | 0 |
| LINDALE RURAL WSC | 14,781 | 0 |
| CITY OF WHITEHOUSE | 9,571 | 2 |
| WALNUT GROVE WSC | 8,775 | 6 |
| CITY OF LINDALE | 6,313 | 0 |
| JACKSON WSC | 5,532 | 14 |
| SAND FLAT WSC | 4,569 | 0 |
| LINDALE RURAL WSC DC | 3,876 | 0 |
| HOLLY LAKE RANCH | 3,540 | 0 |
| BIG EDDY | 2,709 | 0 |
| EAST TEXAS MUD OF SMITH COUNTY | 2,706 | 0 |
| STAR MOUNTAIN WSC | 2,175 | 0 |
| WRIGHT CITY WSC 2 | 2,124 | 93 |
| WRIGHT CITY WSC 1 | 1,350 | 111 |
| CITY OF ARP | 1,249 | 105 |
| CITY OF WINONA | 1,194 | 2 |
| STARRVILLE WSC | 1,077 | 18 |
| SOUTHERN UTILITIES LAIRD HILL | 453 | 0 |
| HEIGHTS WATER | 306 | 36 |
| TWIN OAKS RANCH | 153 | 1 |
| SHADY ACRES | 57 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (15)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing | 852.7K lbs |
| 2 | Tyler Pipe Co | 598.8K lbs |
| 3 | Reef Services, LLC | 280.6K lbs |
| 4 | Delek Tyler Refinery | 260.2K lbs |
| 5 | Rex-Hide Industries Inc | 40.2K lbs |
| 6 | Trane Tyler | 4.1K lbs |
| 7 | Pilot Thomas Logistcis LLC - Tyler | 3.7K lbs |
| 8 | Texasbit West Tyler Asphalt Plant | 554 lbs |
| 9 | Vesuvius USA -Tyler Plant | 380 lbs |
| 10 | South Tyler Asphalt Plant | 251 lbs |
| 11 | Riley Power | 156 lbs |
| 12 | Txi-Tyler South Ready Mix | 1 lbs |
| 13 | Txi-Tyler Ready Mix | 1 lbs |
| 14 | Txi-Tyler North Ready Mix | 0 lbs |
| 15 | Hiland Dairy-Ic | 0 lbs |
Cities in Smith (1)
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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.