Tulare, CA

Moderate Risk (41/100)

Environmental data for Tulare in California

Tulare, CA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 28 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 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 6.8M 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 71 and a peak AQI of 185 in 2024, with 21% 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
28
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
6.8M 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 76 (21%) 179 83 185
2023 94 (26%) 189 61 242
2022 58 (16%) 193 106 182
2021 49 (13%) 182 93 961
2020 52 (14%) 179 103 225
2024 Good Air Quality: 21% of days
Unhealthy days: 111
Median AQI: 71

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 California on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (28)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Saputo Cheese USA Inc. 2.6M lbs
2 Lactalis Heritage Dairy Inc. 2.0M lbs
3 Saputo Cheese USA Inc. 1.2M lbs
4 Pinnacle Premix 508.6K lbs
5 California Dairies Inc Visalia 171.8K lbs
6 Gfp Ethanol LLC DBA Calgren Renewable Fuels 67.7K lbs
7 Bluescope Buildings N.a. Inc 42.7K lbs
8 Voltage Multipliers Inc. 36.6K lbs
9 Nutrien Ag Solutions 26.9K lbs
10 Actus Nutrition - Visalia 7.6K lbs
11 Kawneer Co Inc 4.0K lbs
12 Saputo Cheese USA Inc 3.0K lbs
13 Foster Farms Porterville Plant 2.8K lbs
14 McWane Plant & Industrial 2.2K lbs
15 Land O Lakes - Tulare Dairy 438 lbs
16 Hydrite Chemical Co 46 lbs
17 Univar Solutions USA 5 lbs
18 Quikrete - Porterville Ca Plant 0 lbs
19 Calportland Tulare Rmc 0 lbs
20 Pffj Llc--California Div Feed Mill 0 lbs
21 Cemex Farmersville Plant 0 lbs
22 Champion Home Builders Co Div 09 0 lbs
23 Jd Heiskell & Co 0 lbs
24 California Dairies Inc Tipton 0 lbs
25 Foster Farms Traver Feedmill 0 lbs
26 Wilbur-Ellis Co Earlimart 0 lbs
27 Calportland Exeter Rmc 0 lbs
28 Calportland Porterville Rmc 0 lbs

Cities in Tulare (12)

Alpaugh
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1 facilities · 1 water
Corcoran
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3 facilities · 1 water
Farmersville
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1 facilities · 2 water
Exeter
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2 facilities · 3 water
Lindsay
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1 facilities · 2 water
Porterville
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3 facilities · 10 water
Pixley
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2 facilities · 1 water
Tipton
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1 facilities · 1 water
Tulare
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6 facilities · 5 water
Visalia
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8 facilities · 12 water
Traver
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1 facilities · 0 water
Earlimart
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1 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Tulare, California?
Tulare, CA has an environmental risk score of 41/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 28 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 Tulare?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Tulare, CA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Tulare?
Tulare, CA has 28 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 6.8M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Tulare?
In 2024, Tulare, CA recorded a median AQI of 71 and a peak AQI of 185. 21% 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 Tulare?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Tulare, CA in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Tulare?
Environmental compliance in Tulare, California is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the California 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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