Tarrant, TX
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Tarrant in Texas · Population: 2,135,743
TRI sites such as Gmc Truck Group Arlington Assembly Plant; Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp; Berryman Products Inc.; SDWIS systems such as CITY OF FORT WORTH; CITY OF MANSFIELD; CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS; NPL sites such as Air Force Plant #4 (General Dynamics); Pesses Chemical Co.; Sandy Beach Road Ground Water Plume anchor Tarrant, TX's EPA extract. Derived burden score 86/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
EPCRA disclosures in Tarrant total 4.3M lbs; health-flagged SDWIS rows include CITY OF FORT WORTH; CITY OF HURST; CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, while Gmc Truck Group Arlington Assembly Plant leads TRI pounds. AQS median AQI 54 / peak 203 in 2024.
Largest TRI sites in the extract: Gmc Truck Group Arlington Assembly Plant; Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp; Berryman Products Inc.. Named SDWIS systems: CITY OF FORT WORTH; CITY OF MANSFIELD; CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. NPL sites on record: Air Force Plant #4 (General Dynamics); Pesses Chemical Co.; Sandy Beach Road Ground Water Plume. Burden score 86/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite here; tables reproduce EPA disclosure history, not a current-safety verdict.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Tarrant, TX: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+8.6%
115 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+11.1%
863.7 thousand lb → 960.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 9 facilities filed for the first time and 6 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Tarrant, TX's total reported releases rose from 861.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 936.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tarrant, TX's land releases rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tarrant, TX's off-site transfers rose from 251.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 358.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tarrant, TX's water releases rose from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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 | 130 (36%) | 205 | 25 | 203 |
| 2023 | 99 (27%) | 239 | 23 | 172 |
| 2022 | 132 (36%) | 211 | 20 | 172 |
| 2021 | 161 (44%) | 190 | 12 | 209 |
| 2020 | 163 (45%) | 187 | 13 | 159 |
Source: 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 (48)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| CITY OF FORT WORTH | 955,900 | 3 |
| CITY OF MANSFIELD | 89,227 | 0 |
| CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 74,859 | 0 |
| CITY OF EULESS | 61,601 | 0 |
| CITY OF BEDFORD | 49,941 | 0 |
| CITY OF KELLER | 46,308 | 0 |
| CITY OF HALTOM CITY | 46,260 | 0 |
| CITY OF HURST | 40,454 | 2 |
| CITY OF SOUTHLAKE | 31,576 | 2 |
| CITY OF COLLEYVILLE | 26,599 | 2 |
| BENBROOK WATER AUTHORITY | 25,616 | 0 |
| CITY OF SAGINAW | 23,890 | 0 |
| CITY OF WATAUGA | 23,806 | 0 |
| CITY OF CROWLEY | 19,935 | 2 |
| CITY OF WHITE SETTLEMENT | 18,522 | 9 |
| CITY OF FOREST HILL | 13,701 | 0 |
| NAVAL AIR STN JOINT RESERVE BASE | 9,000 | 1 |
| CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS | 8,521 | 0 |
| CITY OF RIVER OAKS | 7,691 | 50 |
| CITY OF KENNEDALE | 7,670 | 0 |
| CITY OF EVERMAN | 6,279 | 0 |
| CITY OF SANSOM PARK | 5,359 | 12 |
| CITY OF LAKE WORTH | 4,720 | 0 |
| TOWN OF EDGECLIFF VILLAGE | 3,992 | 0 |
| CITY OF HASLET | 3,579 | 0 |
| CITY OF WESTWORTH VILLAGE | 2,597 | 0 |
| TOWN OF PANTEGO | 2,500 | 0 |
| BLUE MOUND | 2,396 | 0 |
| CITY OF DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS | 2,330 | 0 |
| TOWN OF LAKESIDE | 1,671 | 0 |
| TOWN OF WESTOVER HILLS | 682 | 0 |
| SAINT FRANCIS VILLAGE | 509 | 1 |
| GLIDER BASE ESTATES | 390 | 0 |
| DU CHANE CHATEAUX | 303 | 0 |
| SHENANDOAH ESTATES | 285 | 2 |
| AUSTIN AQUA SYSTEM | 261 | 2 |
| DEER RUN AND WHITE ROCK CITY MARINA | 226 | 1 |
| ROLLINS HILLS ESTATES WATER CORP | 165 | 0 |
| FRIENDLY OAKS WSC | 120 | 1 |
| SOUTH LAKE PARK SERVICE | 108 | 0 |
| TWIN LAKES WATER | 85 | 2 |
| ALEDO RIDGE | 72 | 0 |
| SEVILLE WSC | 72 | 1 |
| CHISHOLM TRAIL MOBILE HOME PARK | 69 | 0 |
| SPRING CREEK CIRCLE WSC | 51 | 3 |
| SANDSTONE GARDENS DUPLEX DEVELOPMENT | 48 | 0 |
| WILLOW SPRINGS WS | 48 | 0 |
| TEXLAND GREAT PLAINS WATER SUPPLY | 0 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (50)
Superfund Sites (3)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force Plant #4 (General Dynamics) | NPL Site | 39.92 |
| Pesses Chemical Co. | Deleted NPL Site | 28.86 |
| Sandy Beach Road Ground Water Plume | NPL Site | 50.00 |
Cities in Tarrant (33)
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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.