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Tillamook, OR

Low Risk (26/100)

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 Tillamook in Oregon · Population: 27,471

Tillamook, OR is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 3 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 26/100 (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 1.3K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 18 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
27,471
TRI Facilities
3
Water Systems
33
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
1.3K lbs

Water Systems (33)

System Population Violations
TILLAMOOK WATER DEPT, CITY OF 5,265 0
MANZANITA WATER DEPARTMENT 3,200 3
FAIRVIEW WATER DISTRICT 1,920 3
NESKOWIN REG WATER DIST 1,735 3
NEHALEM, CITY OF 1,700 0
BAY CITY WATER SYSTEM 1,400 2
ROCKAWAY BEACH, CITY OF 1,400 0
PACIFIC CITY JOINT WATER - SAN AUTH 1,000 2
LONG PRAIRIE WATER DISTRICT 998 0
PLEASANT VALLEY WATER CO 900 0
BEAVER WATER DISTRICT 600 2
NEAHKAHNIE WATER DISTRICT 600 3
KILCHIS WATER DISTRICT 500 1
OCEANSIDE WATER DISTRICT 500 10
WATSECO-BARVIEW WATER DISTRICT 450 14
SOUTH PRAIRIE WATER ASSN 440 0
WHEELER, CITY OF 400 2
CLOVERDALE WATER DISTRICT 310 0
WEST HILLS WATER COMPANY 299 0
HEBO JOINT WATER & SANITARY AUTH 250 4
PORT OF TILLAMOOK BAY 250 0
SOUTH FORK FOREST CAMP 200 0
OCEANSIDE WD - CAPE MEARES 170 2
JUNO NONPROFIT WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTR 170 2
LATIMER ROAD WATER ASSOCIATION 150 1
BAY AIRE MOBILE HOME PARK 82 2
TIERRA DEL MAR WATER CO 80 0
RT 53 WATER INC 80 1
TONE WATER DISTRICT 75 0
NORTHWOOD WATER DISTRICT INC 60 2
HUNT WATER DISTRICT 60 0
NANTUCKET SHORES 25 0
TIDELAND WATER CO-OP 18 0

TRI Facilities (3)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Tillamook County Creamery Assoc 1.3K lbs
2 Stimson Lumber Co - Tillamook 72 lbs
3 Chs Nutrition Tillamook 0 lbs

Cities in Tillamook (1)

Tillamook
Pop: -
3 facilities · 15 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Tillamook, Oregon? ▼
Tillamook, OR has an environmental risk score of 26/100 (Low Risk), based on 3 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 33 water systems on record. 18 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Tillamook? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Tillamook, OR in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Tillamook? ▼
Tillamook, OR has 3 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 1.3K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Tillamook? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Tillamook, OR. 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 Tillamook? ▼
Tillamook, OR has 33 EPA-regulated water systems. 18 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 Tillamook? ▼
Environmental compliance in Tillamook, Oregon is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Oregon 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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