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Tangipahoa Parish, LA

Moderate Risk (41/100)

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 Tangipahoa Parish in Louisiana

Tangipahoa Parish, LA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 7 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 28 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 3.6M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 19 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.

TRI Facilities
7
Water Systems
28
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
3.6M lbs

Water Systems (28)

System Population Violations
TANGIPAHOA PARISH WATER DISTRICT 72,504 3
CITY OF HAMMOND WATER SYSTEM 21,135 2
PONTCHATOULA WATER SYSTEM 6,657 0
TOWN OF AMITE WATER SYSTEM 4,300 0
TANGIPAHOA (SECOND WARD) WATER DISTRICT 4,112 0
INDEPENDENCE WATER SYSTEM 3,052 1
KENTWOOD WATER SYSTEM 2,205 15
EASTERN HEIGHTS WATER WORKS 1,782 1
ROSELAND WATER SYSTEM 1,521 21
WESTVIEW WATER WORKS 1,134 7
TICKFAW WATER SYSTEM 764 0
VILLAGE OF TANGIPAHOA WATER SYSTEM 748 13
PONDEROSA RANCHES SUBDIVISION 579 15
THE CHARLESTON MHC WATER SYSTEM 567 0
LA CASA LLC 540 4
VILLAGE GUTHRIE SUBDIVISION 405 2
THE SALLIER MHC WATER SYSTEM 400 0
CENTRAL PARK SUBDIVISION 342 5
FLUKER CHAPEL WATER WORKS 296 3
MONTPELIER WATER SUPPLY 290 0
FOREST GLEN SD 270 0
ST CHARLES MOBILE HOME PARK 175 5
WEST YELLOW WATER MH PARK 174 1
THE RESERVE MHC WATER SYSTEM 159 0
CYPRESS TRACE MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMM. 140 3
WHITE OAKS MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMM. 138 6
PINE TRAILER PARK 60 14
BLUE CRYSTAL MHP 60 1

TRI Facilities (7)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Sanderson Farms LLC 3.5M lbs
2 Smitty's Supply Inc 16.5K lbs
3 East Side Jersey Dairy Inc. DBA Brown's Dairy 13.2K lbs
4 Tanner Industries Inc. 1.8K lbs
5 Kentwood Brick & Tile LLC 500 lbs
6 Lei Inc. 0 lbs
7 Purina Animal Nutrition LLC - Arcola 0 lbs

Cities in Tangipahoa Parish (5)

Hammond
Pop: -
2 facilities · 10 water
Kentwood
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water
Amite
Pop: -
1 facilities · 3 water
Roseland
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water
Natalbany
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana? ▼
Tangipahoa Parish, LA has an environmental risk score of 41/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 7 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 28 water systems on record. 19 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Tangipahoa Parish? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Tangipahoa Parish, LA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Tangipahoa Parish? ▼
Tangipahoa Parish, LA has 7 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 3.6M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Tangipahoa Parish? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Tangipahoa Parish, LA. 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 Tangipahoa Parish? ▼
Tangipahoa Parish, LA has 28 EPA-regulated water systems. 19 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 Tangipahoa Parish? ▼
Environmental compliance in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Louisiana 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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