Sonoma, CA

Low Risk (27/100)

Environmental data for Sonoma in California

Sonoma, CA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 14 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 27/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 162.9K 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 19 and a peak AQI of 72 in 2024, with 95% 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
14
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
162.9K 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 348 (95%) 18 0 72
2023 323 (88%) 40 2 117
2022 286 (78%) 79 0 82
2021 283 (78%) 82 0 89
2020 290 (79%) 69 1 199
2024 Good Air Quality: 95% of days
Median AQI: 19

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 California on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (14)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Lgc Biosearch Technologies Inc 64.0K lbs
2 Keysight Technologies Inc 55.9K lbs
3 Clover Stornetta Farms Inc 25.9K lbs
4 Nick Barbieri Trucking LLC 13.7K lbs
5 U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma 1.3K lbs
6 Northgate Ready Mix 1.2K lbs
7 Perdue Foods LLC - Petaluma Poultry Processing Plant 520 lbs
8 Itt Cannon LLC DBA Biw Connector Systems 341 lbs
9 Uscg Station Bodega Bay 108 lbs
10 Bodean Co Inc 1 lbs
11 Syar Industries 0 lbs
12 Parker Hannifin Corp Emn Na 0 lbs
13 General Hydroponics 0 lbs
14 Syar Industries Inc 0 lbs

Cities in Sonoma (6)

Rohnert Park
Pop: —
1 facilities · 6 water
Petaluma
Pop: —
4 facilities · 4 water
Santa Rosa
Pop: —
6 facilities · 39 water
Bodega Bay
Pop: —
1 facilities · 2 water
Healdsburg
Pop: —
1 facilities · 5 water
Windsor
Pop: —
1 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Sonoma, California?
Sonoma, CA has an environmental risk score of 27/100 (Low Risk), based on 14 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 Sonoma?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Sonoma, CA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Sonoma?
Sonoma, CA has 14 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 162.9K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Sonoma?
In 2024, Sonoma, CA recorded a median AQI of 19 and a peak AQI of 72. 95% 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 Sonoma?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Sonoma, CA in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Sonoma?
Environmental compliance in Sonoma, California is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the California 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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