St. Clair, MI

Moderate Risk (41/100)

Environmental data for St. Clair in Michigan

St. Clair, MI is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 21 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 41/100 (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 17.8M 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 41 and a peak AQI of 134 in 2024, with 73% 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
21
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
17.8M 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 261 (73%) 96 3 134
2023 186 (51%) 163 9 197
2022 232 (65%) 125 2 133
2021 198 (54%) 160 7 140
2020 247 (75%) 80 1 105
2024 Good Air Quality: 73% of days
Unhealthy days: 3
Median AQI: 41

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 Michigan on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (21)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant 13.3M lbs
2 Intertape Polymer Group 4.1M lbs
3 Mueller Brass Co 98.9K lbs
4 Marysville Ethanol LLC 72.2K lbs
5 Kksp Precision Machining 64.2K lbs
6 Mueller Impacts Co 39.5K lbs
7 Sunsation Products Inc 38.7K lbs
8 Zf Axle Drives Marysville 34.9K lbs
9 Michigan Metal Coatings 31.6K lbs
10 Magna Electric Vehicle Structures 12.7K lbs
11 Michigan Metal Coatings Plant 2 6.3K lbs
12 Smr-Automotive Systems USA Inc. 4.7K lbs
13 Auria Solutions 3.2K lbs
14 E B Eddy Paper Inc 569 lbs
15 Wirtz Manufacturing Co Inc Plant 1 339 lbs
16 Iac Port Huron LLC 16 lbs
17 Dte Electric Co - Greenwood Energy Center 2 lbs
18 Mid-Town Petroleum Acquistion LLC 0 lbs
19 Auto Anodics Inc 0 lbs
20 Wirtz Manufacturing Co. Inc. Plant 4 0 lbs
21 Huron Automatic Screw Co 0 lbs

Cities in St. Clair (7)

Clay Township
Pop: —
1 facilities · 0 water
Avoca
Pop: —
1 facilities · 0 water
Marysville
Pop: —
5 facilities · 3 water
China Township
Pop: —
1 facilities · 0 water
East China
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water
Port Huron
Pop: —
9 facilities · 2 water
Saint Clair
Pop: —
3 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in St. Clair, Michigan?
St. Clair, MI has an environmental risk score of 41/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 21 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 St. Clair?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in St. Clair, MI in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in St. Clair?
St. Clair, MI has 21 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 17.8M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in St. Clair?
In 2024, St. Clair, MI recorded a median AQI of 41 and a peak AQI of 134. 73% 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 St. Clair?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for St. Clair, MI in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover St. Clair?
Environmental compliance in St. Clair, Michigan is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Michigan 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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