St. Mary's, MD

Low Risk (24/100)

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 St. Mary's in Maryland · Population: 114,372

St. Mary's, MD is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 2 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 33 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 24/100 (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 37.0K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 3 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
114,372
TRI Facilities
2
Water Systems
33
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
37.0K lbs

Water Systems (33)

System Population Violations
LEXINGTON PARK 43,030 0
PATUXENT NAVAL AIR STATION (NAVFAC-WASH) 22,000 0
TOWN OF LEONARDTOWN 5,000 2
COUNTRY LAKES 3,016 0
CEDAR COVE 2,728 0
WICOMICO SHORES 1,262 0
GREENBRIER 1,161 0
BRETON BAY 1,012 0
LORD CALVERT TRAILER PARK 892 1
HUNTING QUARTERS 715 0
ROLLING ACRES 699 0
PINEY POINT 672 0
ST. CLEMENTS SHORES 620 0
CHARLOTTE HALL 615 0
FORREST FARM SUBDIVISION 577 0
LAUREL RIDGE 560 0
PERSIMMON HILLS 514 0
WILDERNESS RUN 511 0
BIRCH MANOR 272 0
GRANDVIEW HAVEN 269 0
PINEY POINT LANDINGS 239 0
VILLAGES AT LEONARDTOWN 239 0
FENWICK MANOR 234 0
LEONARDTOWN FARM 193 0
SOUTHGATE 188 0
KING & KENNEDY 169 0
HOLLAND FOREST 139 0
FOX MEADOW 128 0
COOK'S TRAILER COURT (AKA GARRETT TP) 120 0
CHRISTMAS TREE FARM TRAILER PARK 100 5
MULBERRY SOUTH 65 0
HEARTS DESIRE 65 0
WILD GOOSE CREST SUBDIVISION 65 0

TRI Facilities (2)

# Facility Total Releases
1 US Naval Air Station Patuxent River 37.0K lbs
2 Smo Mechanicsville Plant 0 lbs

Cities in St. Mary's (3)

Patuxent River
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Mechanicsville
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
St. Mary's County
Pop: -
0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in St. Mary's, Maryland?
St. Mary's, MD has an environmental risk score of 24/100 (Low Risk), based on 2 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 33 water systems on record. 3 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in St. Mary's?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in St. Mary's, MD in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in St. Mary's?
St. Mary's, MD has 2 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 37.0K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in St. Mary's?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for St. Mary's, MD. 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 St. Mary's?
St. Mary's, MD has 33 EPA-regulated water systems. 3 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 St. Mary's?
Environmental compliance in St. Mary's, Maryland is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Maryland 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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