Travis, TX

Moderate Risk (49/100)

Environmental data for Travis in Texas

Travis, TX is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 37 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 49/100 (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 2.7M 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 52 and a peak AQI of 141 in 2024, with 43% 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
37
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
2.7M 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 156 (43%) 203 7 141
2023 147 (40%) 207 11 122
2022 178 (49%) 180 7 129
2021 182 (50%) 182 1 101
2020 182 (50%) 182 1 154
2024 Good Air Quality: 43% of days
Unhealthy days: 7
Median AQI: 52

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 Texas on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (37)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Samsung Austin Semiconductor 2.1M lbs
2 Nxp USA Inc. - Ed Bluestein Facility 182.2K lbs
3 Spansion LLC 178.9K lbs
4 Tesla Giga Texas 51.2K lbs
5 Nxp USA Inc. - Oak Hill Facility 48.6K lbs
6 Hiland Dairy Foods LLC 44.5K lbs
7 Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC Austin Terminal 21.5K lbs
8 Reddy Ice-Austin (301) 4.5K lbs
9 Palm Harbor Homes Inc. 3.8K lbs
10 Icu Medical Inc 3.3K lbs
11 Satellite Industries 2.1K lbs
12 Ramirez Lane Concrete Batch Plant 1.9K lbs
13 Bae Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration In 544 lbs
14 Sun Coast Resources LLC 512 lbs
15 Austin White Lime Co 255 lbs
16 Flextronics America L.L.C. 141 lbs
17 Lifelast 107 lbs
18 Wayne Fueling Systems 7 lbs
19 Custom Crete - Terry O Lane 6 lbs
20 Asphalt Inc. Harold Green 3 lbs
21 Manor Hot Mix Plant 2 lbs
22 Bae Systems Information & Electronic Systems Int 2 lbs
23 Asphalt Inc Mix Mustang Ridge Plant 2 lbs
24 Austin South Plant 1 lbs
25 Txi-Green Ready Mix 1 lbs
26 Txi-Round Rock Ready Mix 1 lbs
27 Forterra Pipe & Precast - Austin 1 lbs
28 Txi-Green Portable Ready Mix 0 lbs
29 Centex Materials - South Plant Rmx 0 lbs
30 Txi-Volente Ready Mix 0 lbs
31 Lone Star Concrete Harold Green Plant 0 lbs
32 Centex Materials - Round Rock Rmx 0 lbs
33 Centex Materials - Oakhill Rmx 0 lbs
34 Centex Materials - Volente Rmx 0 lbs
35 Centex Materials Manor Plant 0 lbs
36 Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Manor 0 lbs
37 Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Austin 0 lbs

Cities in Travis (4)

Leander
Pop: —
3 facilities · 3 water
Manor
Pop: —
3 facilities · 2 water
Pflugerville
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water
Austin
Pop: —
31 facilities · 621 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Travis, Texas?
Travis, TX has an environmental risk score of 49/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 37 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 Travis?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Travis, TX in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Travis?
Travis, TX has 37 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 2.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Travis?
In 2024, Travis, TX recorded a median AQI of 52 and a peak AQI of 141. 43% 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 Travis?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Travis, TX in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Travis?
Environmental compliance in Travis, Texas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Texas 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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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial